Military-technical ties between the USSR and Latin America as a phenomenon of the actual past

The article analyzes the evolution of Soviet-Latin American military-technical cooperation in period from 1955 until 1991. Latin aspect is considered context general dynamics with "third world" regions. compilation US Agency for Arms Control and Disarmament statistical data on supply weapons USSR to America was carried out. periodization development has been developed according criterion USA volume region. vector military relations allies traced total lag 50s 60s qualitative quantitative superiority by end 80s twentieth century. It proved that time collapse USSR, it had significant over United States supplies region terms gross variety types weapons. consisted diversifying arms market, while concentrated "left triumvirate" - Cuba, Peru Nicaragua. Here expressed hypothesis objective goal assistance formation an international pole left communist orientation, as a counterbalance right-wing dictatorships.