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16. Entertainments
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Bertrand M. Patenaude
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS ix
- Illustrations xi
- Preface xiii
- Prologue: Future Corpses 1
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Part One THE BATTLEFIELD OF FAMINE RUSSIA's CRISIS AND AMERICA'S RESPONSE
- 1. Going In 7
- 2. Food and Weapons 28
- 3. The Kingdom of Hunger 49
- 4. Making the Show a Go 74
- 5. The Neck of the Bottle 103
- 6. Haskell at the Bat 118
- 7. Home Front 133
- 8. Putting the Job Over 148
- 9. The Gift Horse 172
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Part Two LOVE AND DEATH ON THE VOLGA
- 10. Theaters of Action 221
- 11. Funerals 236
- 12. Travelers 244
- 13. Gunmen 249
- 14. Tales of Cannibalism 262
- 15. Flight of the Flivver 271
- 16. Entertainments 275
- 17. Entr'acte 285
- 18. Backstage 294
- 19. Entanglements 302
- 20. Denouement 312
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Part Three SAY IT AIN'T SO, COMRADE AMERICAN ADVENTURES IN THE COMMUNIST UTOPIA
- 21. Red Days in Russia 335
- 22. Comrade Eiduk 346
- 23. Comrade Skvortsov 354
- 24. The Professor and the Sailor 367
- 25. And the Show Whirled Merrily On 376
- 26. Food as a Weapon 393
- 27. Shoot the Interpreter 412
- 28. Vodka as a Weapon 429
- 29. Machine Politics 452
- 30. Playing the Game 470
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Part Four MASTERS OF EFFICIENCY YOUTHFUL AMERICA CONFRONTS ETERNAL RUSSIA
- 31. A Taste of Power 501
- 32. Conquering New Worlds 520
- 33. From the Bell Tower 534
- 34. Time Meant Nothing 564
- 35. The Business of Relief 586
- 36. We Are All Thieves 614
- 37. The Mask of Mammon 629
- 38. Stealing the Thunder 644
- 39. Mad Monks and Holy Fools 654
- 40. Dangerous Men in Russia 667
- 41. The Wind and the Sun 691
- Epilogue: Since Then 725
- Appendix: Riga Agreement 745
- Notes 751
- Bibliography 781
- Index 791
- Acknowledgments 818
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS ix
- Illustrations xi
- Preface xiii
- Prologue: Future Corpses 1
-
Part One THE BATTLEFIELD OF FAMINE RUSSIA's CRISIS AND AMERICA'S RESPONSE
- 1. Going In 7
- 2. Food and Weapons 28
- 3. The Kingdom of Hunger 49
- 4. Making the Show a Go 74
- 5. The Neck of the Bottle 103
- 6. Haskell at the Bat 118
- 7. Home Front 133
- 8. Putting the Job Over 148
- 9. The Gift Horse 172
-
Part Two LOVE AND DEATH ON THE VOLGA
- 10. Theaters of Action 221
- 11. Funerals 236
- 12. Travelers 244
- 13. Gunmen 249
- 14. Tales of Cannibalism 262
- 15. Flight of the Flivver 271
- 16. Entertainments 275
- 17. Entr'acte 285
- 18. Backstage 294
- 19. Entanglements 302
- 20. Denouement 312
-
Part Three SAY IT AIN'T SO, COMRADE AMERICAN ADVENTURES IN THE COMMUNIST UTOPIA
- 21. Red Days in Russia 335
- 22. Comrade Eiduk 346
- 23. Comrade Skvortsov 354
- 24. The Professor and the Sailor 367
- 25. And the Show Whirled Merrily On 376
- 26. Food as a Weapon 393
- 27. Shoot the Interpreter 412
- 28. Vodka as a Weapon 429
- 29. Machine Politics 452
- 30. Playing the Game 470
-
Part Four MASTERS OF EFFICIENCY YOUTHFUL AMERICA CONFRONTS ETERNAL RUSSIA
- 31. A Taste of Power 501
- 32. Conquering New Worlds 520
- 33. From the Bell Tower 534
- 34. Time Meant Nothing 564
- 35. The Business of Relief 586
- 36. We Are All Thieves 614
- 37. The Mask of Mammon 629
- 38. Stealing the Thunder 644
- 39. Mad Monks and Holy Fools 654
- 40. Dangerous Men in Russia 667
- 41. The Wind and the Sun 691
- Epilogue: Since Then 725
- Appendix: Riga Agreement 745
- Notes 751
- Bibliography 781
- Index 791
- Acknowledgments 818