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The Russian job : the forgotten story of how America saved the Soviet Union from ruin Cover Image Book Book

The Russian job : the forgotten story of how America saved the Soviet Union from ruin / Douglas Smith.

Smith, Douglas, 1962- (author.).

Summary:

"The harrowing, little-known story of the ARA, an American effort to save the newly-formed Soviet Union from a disastrous famine"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374252960
  • ISBN: 0374252963
  • Physical Description: xi, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Map -- Prologue: Mr. Wolfe's horrifying discovery -- 1921 -- 1922 -- 1923 -- A note on sources -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: American Relief Administration > History.
Food relief, American > Soviet Union.
Food relief > Soviet Union > History.
Famines > Soviet Union > History.
Soviet Union > History > Famine, 1921-1922.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Allentown Public Library 947.084 SMIT (Text) 34455006659391 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
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