Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920 Russia Leaves the War [Paperback]

The troubled days in Russia during World War I, from the Bolshevik seizure of power in November 1917 to Russias final departure from the war after the Treaty of Brest Litovsk in March 1918, are the setting of this absorbing historical narrative by one of the most distinguished diplomats and historians of our time.Mr. Kennan has developed a true scholars integrity; and he writes with delightful elegance. . . . The book is a pleasure to read, [even] apart from the importance of its theme. A.J.P. Taylor