The role of the Far Eastern Shipping Company in providing assistance to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War (1964–1973)

Authors

  • Denis A. Voitko Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
  • Dmitriy V. Likharev Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2023-1/28-35

Keywords:

economic assistance, Vietnam War, USSR, Far Eastern Shipping Company, shipping

Abstract

Soviet military and economic assistance was crucial for the consolidation of the military efforts of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The vast majority of Soviet strategic cargo was delivered to North Vietnam by sea. The article discusses the participation of the Far Eastern Shipping Company in the implementation of this initiative. The authors analyze the factors that influenced the change in transport logistics after 1967 and led to a significant increase in FESCO’s participation in the transportation of goods to the ports of North Vietnam. The article also discusses other types of assistance to the Vietnamese side that the shipping company provided during this period.

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Author Biographies

  • Denis A. Voitko, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation

    master's degree student, Department of History and Archeology, School of Arts and Humanities

  • Dmitriy V. Likharev, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation

    Doctor of Sciences (History), professor, Department of History and Archeology, School of Arts and Humanities

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31-03-2023

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No. 1 (2023): Humanities research in the Russian Far East

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HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EAST

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The role of the Far Eastern Shipping Company in providing assistance to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War (1964–1973). (2023). Humanities Research in the Russian Far East, 1, 28-35. https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2023-1/28-35