Russian and Soviet Diplomacy, 1900-39

by Alastair Kocho-Williams

Overview

Addressing the impact of the Russian Revolution and change and continuity in diplomacy during the transition from Empire to Soviet Union, this book examines how Russia's diplomacy was conducted, the diplomats behind it, the establishment of the Soviet diplomatic corps and the steps taken to integrate the Soviets into the diplomatic world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349322282
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	227
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

ALASTAIR KOCHO-WILLIAMS completed his PhD at the University of Manchester, UK, in 2006. He was Lecturer in Soviet History at the University of Leeds, UK, before taking up the post of Senior Lecturer in International and Soviet History at the University of the West of England, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Illustrations Preface List of Abbreviations Note on transliteration and dates Introduction Before The Bolsheviks: The Last Years of Tsarist Diplomacy 'In Diplomacy Such a Sharp Revolution as in Internal Affairs is of Course Impossible': The Soviet Takeover of Diplomacy Change and Compromise: Soviet Diplomacy in the 1920s Soviet Diplomacy in the 1930s Conclusion Appendix - Biographical Details Notes Select Bibliography Index