Soviet Russia and Tibet : The Debacle of Secret Diplomacy, 1918-1930s / Alexandre Andreyev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreev, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), author.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; Volume 4.

Brill's Tibetan Studies Library ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2003]

Summary:

This is the first investigation into the little-known Bolshevik foreign ministry's strenuous efforts to win Lhasa over to the Soviet cause in the 1920s. Examining the history of relations between Russia (tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet) and Tibet from the 17th century to the 1990s, the author puts at the core of his narrative the previously unknown story of clandestine negotiations between the Soviet government and the 13th Dalai Lama, forming part of Moscow's bitter struggle against British imperialism in Asia. The book provides insight into Soviet secret diplomacy and draws important conclusions relating to the history of Anglo-Russian competition for Tibet and Tibet's status prior to 1951.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

ROMANIZATION OF NAMES

Foreword Looking for Russian sources

Chapter One Tsarist Russia and Tibet: An Unwelcome Rapprochement

Chapter Two The Bolsheviks enter the scene

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

Chapter Four The Soviet Challenge: The Borisov Mission, 1923-1925

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

Chapter Six Nicholas Roerich and his "Western Buddhist Embassy"

Chapter Seven The final efforts to win Tibet over

Conclusions Tibet between Britain and two Russias

Epilogue In the Aftermath of the Great Game

Glossary

List of Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index

BRILL'S TIBETAN STUDIES LIBRARY.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Andreyev, Alexandre Soviet Russia and Tibet

ISBN:

9789004487871

OCLC:

605940829

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004487871 DOI