Many historians have put the blame for the Cold War on the USSR. These historians are known as orthodox historians, who mostly worked in the 1940’s and 50’s. Others, the revisionists, mainly present in the 1960’s and 70’s have put the blame for the war on the USA. However, I believe the ones to have the best case are the post-revisionists, who don’t put the blame on either side but argue the war was mainly caused by a combination of misunderstandings and fear.
Orthodox historians, like Thomas A.