The Maisky diaries [electronic resource] : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943
Ma.ư̐iski.ư̐i, I. M. (Ivan Mikha.ư̐ilovich), 1884-19752015
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The terror and purges of Stalin's Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky's diary, never before published in English, grippingly documents Britain's drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop Molotov Pact, Churchill's rise to power, the German invasion of Russia, and the intense debate over the opening of the second front.
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The Maisky diaries [electronic resource] : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 / edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
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1 online resource
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Translated from the Russian.Click on link below to go to East Sussex Digital LibraryIncludes bibliographical references and index.Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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9780300217339 (ebook)
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EnglishRussian
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Ma.ư̐iski.ư̐i, I. M. (Ivan Mikha.ư̐ilovich), 1884-1975 -- DiariesSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1917-1945Ambassadors -- Great Britain -- DiariesAmbassadors -- Soviet Union -- DiariesWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic historySoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- SourcesGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- SourcesPolitics and Government
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1542947