Soviet Russia and Tibet : the debacle of secret diplomacy, 1918-1930s / by Alexandre Andreyev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreev, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich)

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library 1568-6183 ; v. 4.

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; 1568-6183 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Soviet Union.

International relations.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1917-1945.

Physical Description:

xxi, 433 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Debacle of secret diplomacy, 1918-1930s

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Contents:

Foreword: Looking for Russian sources xiii

Chapter 1 Tsarist Russia and Tibet: An Unwelcome Rapprochement 1

Chapter 2 The Bolsheviks enter the scene 69

Chapter 3 Moscow's first Encounter with Lhasa, 1921-1922 117

Chapter 4 The Soviet Challenge: The Borisov Mission, 1923-1925 162

Chapter 5 Playing the Mongolian card: The Chapchaev Mission, 1926-1928 239

Chapter 6 Nicholas Roerich and his "Western Buddhist Embassy" 293

Chapter 7 The final efforts to win Tibet over 319

Conclusions: Tibet between Britain and two Russias 367

Epilogue: In the Aftermath of the Great Game 375.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [403]-412) and index.

ISBN:

9004129529

OCLC:

51330174