Russia Leaves the War. Vol. 1 of Soviet-American Relations / George Frost Kennan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennan, George Frost, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library ; 864

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This absorbing volume explores the complexities of the Soviet-American relationship between the November Revolution of 1917 and Russia's final departure in March 1918 from the ranks of the warring powers.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I. THE IMMEDIATE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

CHAPTER II. PERSONALITIES

CHAPTER III. FIRST REACTIONS

CHAPTER IV. THE SOVIET APPROACH TO AN ARMISTICE

CHAPTER V. FIRST PROBLEMS OF "CONTACT" WITH THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES

CHAPTER VI. ALLIED DELIBERATIONS IN PARIS

CHAPTER VII. WILSON AND THE WAR AIMS

CHAPTER VIII. LANSING AND THE RECOGNITION PROBLEM

CHAPTER IX. THE PROBLEM OF ANTI-BOLSHEVIK RUSSIA

CHAPTER X. THE KALPASHNIKOV AFFAIR

CHAPTER XI. THE FIRST BREST-LITOVSK CRISIS

CHAPTER XII. THE FOURTEEN POINTS

CHAPTER XIII. SIBERIA-THE BACKGROUND

CHAPTER XIV. SIBERIA-THE FIRST EXCHANGES

CHAPTER XV. JAPAN ASKS FOR A FREE HAND

CHAPTER XVI. THE DIAMANDI INCIDENT

CHAPTER XVII. THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

CHAPTER XVIII. BREST-LITOVSK AND THE AMERICANS

CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON AND THE PROBLEM OF "CONTACTS"

CHAPTER XX. COMPLICATIONS IN PETROGRAD

CHAPTER XXI. THE BREAKUP IN PETROGRAD

CHAPTER XXII. THE SISSON PAPERS

CHAPTER XXIII. SIBERIA AND THE FINAL BREST-LITOVSK CRISIS

CHAPTER XXIV. ROBINS AND RATIFICATION

APPENDIX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-5910-7

OCLC:

979594684