03261oam 2200721I 450 991045056870332120200520144314.01-134-33149-50-203-68583-01-280-05164-70-203-39139-X10.4324/9780203391396 (CKB)1000000000255492(EBL)178082(OCoLC)437079673(SSID)ssj0000312506(PQKBManifestationID)11278104(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312506(PQKBWorkID)10352262(PQKB)10466094(MiAaPQ)EBC178082(Au-PeEL)EBL178082(CaPaEBR)ebr10094319(CaONFJC)MIL5164(OCoLC)57176203(EXLCZ)99100000000025549220180331d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe USA in the making of the USSR the Washington Conference, 1921-1922, and uninvited Russia /Paul DukesLondon ;New York :RoutledgeCurzon,2004.1 online resource (169 p.)RoutledgeCurzon studies on the history of Russia and Eastern Europe ;2Description based upon print version of record.0-415-65309-6 0-415-32930-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-150) and index.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; IndexThe 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 RoutledgeCurzon studies on the history of Russia and Eastern Europe ;2.DisarmamentHistory20th centuryWorld politics1919-1932United StatesForeign relationsSoviet UnionSoviet UnionForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1921-1923East AsiaStrategic aspectsPacific AreaStrategic aspectsElectronic books.DisarmamentHistoryWorld politics327.1/09/04115.50bclDukes Paul1934,912757MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450568703321The USA in the making of the USSR2044092UNINA