The US "Jazz Diplomacy" in the 1950-1960ss: Case Study of American "Soft Power" in the Cold War Era
The author analyses “soft power” mechanisms of the United States in the Cold War era. Jazz diplomacy generally and trip of Benny Goodman to the USSR in particular are considered to be patterns of cultural diplomacy. From author’s point of view, integration of American black boppers into the sphere of US foreign policy positively affected the image of the United States within bipolar system of international relations.