Abstract
This monography aims to partially revise the international dimension of the 'Cyprus Question' with regards to the so far ignored engagement of Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union in the events on the island between 1960-1974. In a broader context of the Cold War, it focuses on political, security, and ideological interests of countries - not only countries considered to be part of the West but also socialist states - actively engaged in the Cyprus dispute.
In 1960, when the new Republic of Cyprus was established, it was presumed that it would automatically take its place among the Western countries, but Cypriot president Makarios with the support of the communist party AKEL led the country into the Non-Aligned Movement and established close relations with the Eastern bloc.