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Russia Leaves the War. Vol. 1 of Soviet-American Relations
This chapter is in the book Russia Leaves the War. Vol. 1 of Soviet-American Relations

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE vii
  3. CONTENTS xi
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
  5. PROLOGUE 1
  6. CHAPTER I. THE IMMEDIATE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 8
  7. CHAPTER II. PERSONALITIES 27
  8. CHAPTER III. FIRST REACTIONS 71
  9. CHAPTER IV. THE SOVIET APPROACH TO AN ARMISTICE 85
  10. CHAPTER V. FIRST PROBLEMS OF “CONTACT” WITH THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES 99
  11. CHAPTER VI. ALLIED DELIBERATIONS IN PARIS 131
  12. CHAPTER VII. WILSON AND THE WAR AIMS 140
  13. CHAPTER VIII. LANSING AND THE RECOGNITION PROBLEM 149
  14. CHAPTER IX. THE PROBLEM OF ANTI-BOLSHEVIK RUSSIA 160
  15. CHAPTER X. THE KALPASHNIKOV AFFAIR 191
  16. CHAPTER XI. THE FIRST BREST-LITOVSK CRISIS 219
  17. CHAPTER XII. THE FOURTEEN POINTS 242
  18. CHAPTER XIII. SIBERIA–THE BACKGROUND 275
  19. CHAPTER XIV. SIBERIA–THE FIRST EXCHANGES 291
  20. CHAPTER XV. JAPAN ASKS FOR A FREE HAND 316
  21. CHAPTER XVI. THE DIAMANDI INCIDENT 330
  22. CHAPTER XVII. THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY 343
  23. CHAPTER XVIII. BREST-LITOVSK AND THE AMERICANS 364
  24. CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON AND THE PROBLEM OF “CONTACTS” 378
  25. CHAPTER XX. COMPLICATIONS IN PETROGRAD 397
  26. CHAPTER XXI. THE BREAKUP IN PETROGRAD 412
  27. CHAPTER XXII. THE SISSON PAPERS 441
  28. CHAPTER XXIII. SIBERIA AND THE FINAL BREST-LITOVSK CRISIS 458
  29. CHAPTER XXIV. ROBINS AND RATIFICATION 486
  30. APPENDIX 519
  31. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 523
  32. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 525
  33. INDEX 533
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400859108.1

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE vii
  3. CONTENTS xi
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
  5. PROLOGUE 1
  6. CHAPTER I. THE IMMEDIATE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 8
  7. CHAPTER II. PERSONALITIES 27
  8. CHAPTER III. FIRST REACTIONS 71
  9. CHAPTER IV. THE SOVIET APPROACH TO AN ARMISTICE 85
  10. CHAPTER V. FIRST PROBLEMS OF “CONTACT” WITH THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES 99
  11. CHAPTER VI. ALLIED DELIBERATIONS IN PARIS 131
  12. CHAPTER VII. WILSON AND THE WAR AIMS 140
  13. CHAPTER VIII. LANSING AND THE RECOGNITION PROBLEM 149
  14. CHAPTER IX. THE PROBLEM OF ANTI-BOLSHEVIK RUSSIA 160
  15. CHAPTER X. THE KALPASHNIKOV AFFAIR 191
  16. CHAPTER XI. THE FIRST BREST-LITOVSK CRISIS 219
  17. CHAPTER XII. THE FOURTEEN POINTS 242
  18. CHAPTER XIII. SIBERIA–THE BACKGROUND 275
  19. CHAPTER XIV. SIBERIA–THE FIRST EXCHANGES 291
  20. CHAPTER XV. JAPAN ASKS FOR A FREE HAND 316
  21. CHAPTER XVI. THE DIAMANDI INCIDENT 330
  22. CHAPTER XVII. THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY 343
  23. CHAPTER XVIII. BREST-LITOVSK AND THE AMERICANS 364
  24. CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON AND THE PROBLEM OF “CONTACTS” 378
  25. CHAPTER XX. COMPLICATIONS IN PETROGRAD 397
  26. CHAPTER XXI. THE BREAKUP IN PETROGRAD 412
  27. CHAPTER XXII. THE SISSON PAPERS 441
  28. CHAPTER XXIII. SIBERIA AND THE FINAL BREST-LITOVSK CRISIS 458
  29. CHAPTER XXIV. ROBINS AND RATIFICATION 486
  30. APPENDIX 519
  31. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 523
  32. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 525
  33. INDEX 533
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