The Soviet-Polish peace of 1921 and the creation of interwar Europe / Jerzy Borzecki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borzęcki, Jerzy, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poland. Treaties, etc--Soviet Union, 1921 March 18.

Poland.

Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920--Diplomatic history.

Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920.

Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920--Territorial questions.

Poland--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Poland.

Soviet Union.

Europe--Boundaries.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--1918-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xv, 401 p.) ) ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Soviet-Polish peace treaty of 1921, also known as the "Riga peace," ended the war of 1919-1920 and may be considered the most important Eastern European treaty of the interwar period. This deeply researched book offers the first post-Soviet account of how Bolshevik Russia and Poland came to sign the treaty-a pact that established the central part of the Soviet western border and provided Eastern Europe with a measure of stability that lasted until 1939. Jerzy Borzecki draws on a wealth of untapped materials in Russian and Polish archives to recreate the negotiations and behind-the-scenes maneuvers leading to and surrounding the treaty. He examines the significance of the agreement not only to its signatories but also to Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Latvia. The Riga peace represented an authentic compromise between Poland and Bolshevik Russia, Borzecki shows, and he offers new interpretations of other crucial aspects of the negotiations as well.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. Early Diplomatic Contacts

Chapter II. Failed Negotiations

Chapter III. Official Soviet Peace Offers

Chapter IV. The Minsk Negotiations

Chapter V. Preliminary Peace Negotiations: Difficulties

Chapter VI. Preliminary Peace Negotiations: Breakthrough

Chapter VII. Definitive Peace Negotiations: Difficulties

Chapter VIII. Definitive Peace Negotiations: Crisis and Breakthrough

Chapter IX. The Implementation of the Peace Treaty

Epilogue

Maps

Polish and Russian Pronunciation

Geographical Terms

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612353352

9786612088735

9780300145014

0300145012

9781282353350

1282353357

9781282088733

1282088734

OCLC:

1024061626