Alexander Gumberg and Soviet-American Relations: 1917-1933 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813153384)

Born in Russia in 1887, Alexander Gumberg immigrated to the United States in 1903. He returned to Russia in 1917 as an American businessman sympathetic to the progress of Russia's Revolution. After the Bolshevik seizure of power on November 7, Gumberg became a secretary, translator, and adviser to the American Red Cross Commission and the Committee on Public Information. Through him a Soviet-American dialogue formed despite the lack of official relations. Gumberg advised congressmen who hoped to

Author: James K. Libbey
ISBN-10: 0813153387
ISBN-13: 9780813153384
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d