The Maisky diaries : Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 /
Maĭskiĭ, I. M. 1884-1975.
The Maisky diaries : Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 / Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready. - 1 online resource (xlvii, 584 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The making of a Soviet diplomat -- 1934 -- 1935 -- 1936 -- 1937 -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- 1941 -- 1942 -- 1943 -- End of an era: Maisky's recall -- The price of fame: a late repression.
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. Maisky was distinguished by his great sociability and access to the key players in British public life. Among his range of regular contacts were politicians (including Churchill, Chamberlain, Eden, and Halifax), press barons (Beaverbrook), ambassadors (Joseph Kennedy), intellectuals (Keynes, Sidney and Beatrice Webb), writers (George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells), and indeed royalty. His diary further reveals the role personal rivalries within the Kremlin played in the formulation of Soviet policy at the time.
Diaries in English, translated from the original Russian.
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Maĭskiĭ, I. M. 1884-1975.
Maĭskiĭ, I. M. 1884-1975.
Majskij, Ivan Michajlovič 1884-1975
1917 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
Ambassadors--Great Britain--Diaries.
Ambassadors--Soviet Union--Diaries.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Histoire diplomatique.
Ambassadeurs--Grande-Bretagne--Journaux intimes.
Ambassadeurs--URSS--Journaux intimes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Ambassadors.
Diplomatic history.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatie
Ryska diplomater.
Ambassadörer.
Diplomatiska förbindelser--historia.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1917-1945.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Great Britain--Sources.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Soviet Union--Sources.
URSS--Relations extérieures--1917-1945.
URSS--Relations extérieures--Grande-Bretagne--Sources.
Grande-Bretagne--Relations extérieures--URSS--Sources.
Great Britain.
Soviet Union.
Großbritannien
Sowjetunion
Electronic books.
diaries.
Sources.
Diaries.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
D754.R9 / M28 2015eb
327.47041092
The Maisky diaries : Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 / Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready. - 1 online resource (xlvii, 584 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The making of a Soviet diplomat -- 1934 -- 1935 -- 1936 -- 1937 -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- 1941 -- 1942 -- 1943 -- End of an era: Maisky's recall -- The price of fame: a late repression.
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. Maisky was distinguished by his great sociability and access to the key players in British public life. Among his range of regular contacts were politicians (including Churchill, Chamberlain, Eden, and Halifax), press barons (Beaverbrook), ambassadors (Joseph Kennedy), intellectuals (Keynes, Sidney and Beatrice Webb), writers (George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells), and indeed royalty. His diary further reveals the role personal rivalries within the Kremlin played in the formulation of Soviet policy at the time.
Diaries in English, translated from the original Russian.
9780300217339 (electronic bk.) 0300217331 (electronic bk.) (alkaline paper) (alkaline paper) 0300180675 9780300180671
9780300180671
003C5061-8A62-4CC6-9B09-0C58B096209B OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Maĭskiĭ, I. M. 1884-1975.
Maĭskiĭ, I. M. 1884-1975.
Majskij, Ivan Michajlovič 1884-1975
1917 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
Ambassadors--Great Britain--Diaries.
Ambassadors--Soviet Union--Diaries.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Histoire diplomatique.
Ambassadeurs--Grande-Bretagne--Journaux intimes.
Ambassadeurs--URSS--Journaux intimes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Ambassadors.
Diplomatic history.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatie
Ryska diplomater.
Ambassadörer.
Diplomatiska förbindelser--historia.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1917-1945.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Great Britain--Sources.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Soviet Union--Sources.
URSS--Relations extérieures--1917-1945.
URSS--Relations extérieures--Grande-Bretagne--Sources.
Grande-Bretagne--Relations extérieures--URSS--Sources.
Great Britain.
Soviet Union.
Großbritannien
Sowjetunion
Electronic books.
diaries.
Sources.
Diaries.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
D754.R9 / M28 2015eb
327.47041092