The Resource The Maisky diaries : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943, edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready
The Maisky diaries : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943, edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready
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- Summary
- 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. Scrupulously edited and checked against a vast range of Russian and Western archival evidence, this extraordinary narrative diary offers a fascinating revision of the events surrounding the Second World War
- Language
-
- eng
- rus
- eng
- Extent
- xlvii, 584 pages
- Note
-
- Translated from the Russian
- Formerly CIP.
- Contents
-
- Machine generated contents note: 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- Isbn
- 9780300180671
- Label
- The Maisky diaries : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943
- Title
- The Maisky diaries
- Title remainder
- red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready
- Title variation
- Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943
- Subject
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- Maĭskiĭ, I. M., (Ivan Mikhaĭlovich), 1884-1975
- Maĭskiĭ, I. M., (Ivan Mikhaĭlovich), 1884-1975 -- Diaries
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Sources
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- Ambassadors -- Soviet Union -- Diaries
- Ambassadors -- Great Britain -- Diaries
- trueSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1917-1945
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Sources
- Language
-
- eng
- rus
- eng
- Summary
- 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. Scrupulously edited and checked against a vast range of Russian and Western archival evidence, this extraordinary narrative diary offers a fascinating revision of the events surrounding the Second World War
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1884-1975
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Maĭskiĭ, I. M.
- Dewey number
- 327.47
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Russian
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1945-
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Gorodetsky, Gabriel
- Sorokina, Tatiana
- Ready, Oliver
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Maĭskiĭ, I. M.
- Maĭskiĭ, I. M.
- Ambassadors
- Ambassadors
- World War, 1939-1945
- Soviet Union
- Soviet Union
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The Maisky diaries : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943, edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready
- Note
-
- Translated from the Russian
- Formerly CIP.
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1934 -- 1935 -- 1936 -- 1937 -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- 1941 -- 1942 -- 1943
- Control code
- 000055502246
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xlvii, 584 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300180671
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015016351
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)910504193
- Label
- The Maisky diaries : red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943, edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky ; translated by Tatiana Sorokina and Oliver Ready
- Note
-
- Translated from the Russian
- Formerly CIP.
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1934 -- 1935 -- 1936 -- 1937 -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- 1941 -- 1942 -- 1943
- Control code
- 000055502246
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xlvii, 584 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300180671
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015016351
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)910504193
Subject
- Maĭskiĭ, I. M., (Ivan Mikhaĭlovich), 1884-1975
- Maĭskiĭ, I. M., (Ivan Mikhaĭlovich), 1884-1975 -- Diaries
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Sources
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- Ambassadors -- Soviet Union -- Diaries
- Ambassadors -- Great Britain -- Diaries
- trueSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1917-1945
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Sources
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