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United States-Russian Relations, 1917-1933, Raymond L. Cravens
United States-Russian Relations, 1917-1933, Raymond L. Cravens
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“One should doff one’s cap to the statue of Jupiter, in case he returned to power.” – Lord Byron
Our task in this study is to determine whether the words of Lord Byron are true in the realm of International Power Politics. This is a study of the application of the principle of non-recognition – the refusal of acknowledgement – to Russo-American relations during the period from 1917 to 1933.
The year was 1917, and the Gladiator of Capitalism stood over the prostrate form of Russian Bolshevism and appealed for the decision of “life” or “death” to be meted out …