Anglo-Soviet Relations, 1917-1921, Volume 3: The Anglo-Soviet Accord (Princeton Legacy Library)

In February 1920 the civil war that had ravaged Russia in the wake of the Bolshevik seizure of power was all but over, and with it the attempt of foreign governments to intervene on behlf of the anti-Communist forces. The government most deeply involved in this intervention was that of Great Britain. Yet scarcely a year later Britain was the first major power to come to terms with the new leadership in Moscow. Richard H. Ullman's account of that cautious coming to terms offers a perspective on the processes by which British foreign policy adjusted to the drastically changed circumstances of the aftermath of World War I. Another important theme is the way in which British policy, and the conceptions of peace and security that underlay it, diverged from that of Britain's closest ally, France. The book is, as well, a contribution of the growing literature on bureaucractic politics and the politics of foreign-policy making, and is a protracted essay on the statecraft and political style of David Lloyd George. It draws on many new sources, among them the interecepted and deciphered telegrams of the Soviet mission in London. Richard H. Ullman is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. The Anglo-Soviet Accord is the third and final volume of his Anglo-Soviet Relations, 1917-1921. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Frontmatter PREFACE (page VII) MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS (page XV) PART ONE: Coming to Terms I. POLAND AND TRADE (page 3) II. WRANGEL (page 60) III. KRASIN (page 89) PART TWO: The Polish-Soviet War IV. SPA (page 135) V. KAMENEV'S NOTE (page 184) VI. PIŁSUDSKI'S VICTORY AND KAMENEV'S DECEPTION (page 233) VII. THE "INTERCEPTS" (page 265) PART THREE: The Anglo-Russian Rivalry in the East VIII. THE RIVALRY RENEWED (page 317) IX. PERSIA (page 349) PART FOUR: The Anglo-Soviet Accord X. THE TRADE AGREEMENT (page 397) XI. RUSSIA, BOLSHEVISM, AND THE STATECRAFT OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (page 454) APPENDIX: THE ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE AGREEMENT OF 16 MARCH 1921 AND ACCOMPANYING BRITISH NOTE (page 474) SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 483) INDEX (page 493)