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.
Publisher:London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-150) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Before the Washington Conference -- chapter 2 The Washington Conference -- Armaments and the Far East -- chapter 3 Soviet Russia and the USA -- The new diplomacy -- chapter 4 The Far Eastern Republic -- A Trojan Horse? -- chapter 5 After the Washington Conference -- Conclusion.
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