1st Edition
Origins of People-to-People Diplomacy, U.S. and Russia, 1917-1957
By David W. McFadden
Copyright 2022
92 Pages
by
Routledge
92 Pages
by
Routledge
92 Pages
by
Routledge
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Although there have been many studies of U.S.–Soviet diplomacy in the twentieth century, most explorations of people-to-people diplomacy begin in the 1980s and to not take into account the early contacts in the revolutionary period and 1920s. This study explores in greater depth the religious figures, radical activists, entrepreneurs, engineers, social workers, and others in both the U.S.... Read more
Introduction
- Early American Contacts with Soviet Russia
- Quakers and Bolsheviks, 1917-1931
- Social Gospel Origins
- YMCA, Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Study Trips
- The 1930s: Fellow Travelers, Social Workers, Entrepreneurs, and Engineers
- 1940s and 1950s: From the Grand Alliance to the Cultural Agreement
- Looking Forward
Conclusion
Biography
David W. McFadden is Professor of History at Fairfield University, where he has worked since 1990. He specializes in U.S. Foreign Policy and Russian History.
