Synopses & Reviews
The fascinating story of American efforts to liberate and remake Russia since the 1880s.
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. 'Free Russia': origins of the First Crusade, 1881 1905; 2. 'The United States of Russia': culmination and frustration, 1905 1920; 3. Doors open and closed: opportunities and obstructions in early Soviet Russia, 1921 1940; 4. Revival: hopes for a new Russia during the Grand Alliance, 1941 1945; 5. Visions of 'liberation', 1946 1953; 6. Evolution, not revolution: the eclipse of 'liberation' and the pursuit of 'liberalization', 1954 1974; 7. Recovering the faith: renewal of the Crusade, 1974 1980; 8. The Reagan mission and the 'evil empire', 1981 1989; 9. Mission unaccomplished: America and post-Soviet Russia; Epilogue.