UID:
edocfu_9959229803502883
Format:
1 online resource (169 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-33148-7
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1-134-33149-5
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0-203-68583-0
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1-280-05164-7
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0-203-39139-X
Series Statement:
RoutledgeCurzon studies on the history of Russia and Eastern Europe ; 2
Content:
The USA's contribution to the making of the USSR was accidental. In the belief that the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic could not survive, American statesmen strove to keep the former Tsarist empire intact for a non-communist successor regime in the face of attempts by other powers to carve out spheres of influence in both European and Asiatic Russia. In this manner, they unwittingly facilitated the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.This book shows the importance of the 'Russian question' at the Washington Conference and throws light on the emergence of
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Synchronic table, 1921 1922; Map; Introduction: before the Washington Conference; The Washington Conference: armaments and the Far East; Soviet Russia and the USA: the new diplomacy; The Far Eastern Republic: a Trojan Horse?; After the Washington Conference: conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-65309-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32930-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203391396
