The Soviet-Polish peace of 1921 and the creation of interwar Europe [[electronic resource] /] / Jerzy Borzęcki

• Record Nr.: UNISA996472042303316
• Autore: Borzęcki Jerzy <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 9786612353352; 0-300-14501-2; 1-282-35335-7; 1-282-08873-4; 9786612088735
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource (xv, 401 p.) ) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 943.8/04
• Soggetti: Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920 - Diplomatic history; Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920 - Territorial questions; Electronic books.; Poland Foreign relations Soviet Union; Soviet Union Foreign relations Poland; Europe Boundaries; Europe Foreign relations 1918-1945
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Early Diplomatic Contacts -- Chapter II. Failed Negotiations -- Chapter III. Official Soviet Peace Offers -- Chapter IV. The Minsk Negotiations -- Chapter V. Preliminary Peace Negotiations: Difficulties -- Chapter VI. Preliminary Peace Negotiations: Breakthrough -- Chapter VII. Definitive Peace Negotiations: Difficulties -- Chapter VIII. Definitive Peace Negotiations: Crisis and Breakthrough -- Chapter IX. The Implementation of the Peace Treaty -- Epilogue -- Maps -- Polish and Russian Pronunciation -- Geographical Terms -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Soviet-Polish peace treaty of 1921, also known as the "Riga peace," ended the war of 1919-1920 and may be considered the most ; important Eastern European treaty of the interwar period. This deeply researched book offers the first post-Soviet account of how Bolshevik Russia and Poland came to sign the treaty-a pact that established the central part of the Soviet western border and provided Eastern Europe with a measure of stability that lasted until 1939. Jerzy Borzecki draws on a wealth of untapped materials in Russian and Polish archives to recreate the negotiations and behind-the-scenes maneuvers leading to and surrounding the treaty. He examines the significance of the agreement not only to its signatories but also to Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Latvia. The Riga peace represented an authentic compromise between Poland and Bolshevik Russia, Borzecki shows, and he offers new interpretations of other crucial aspects of the negotiations as well.