02679cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000570011224501340016926400510030330000470035433600260040133700260042733800360045350000310048950801230052052014480064353400450209165300470213665300550218365300550223885600430229399900170233610713UtSlPG20260610133246.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD1 aBullitt, William C.q(William Christian),d1891-196714aThe Bullitt Mission to Russia :bTestimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, of William C. Bullitt 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2004-08-02 aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team a"The Bullitt Mission to Russia" by William C. Bullitt is a historical account written in the early 20th century, detailing a significant diplomatic mission following World War I. The book presents an exploration of the tumultuous political and social landscape of post-revolutionary Russia through the eyes of Bullitt, who was tasked with studying and reporting on the conditions in the country amid the shifting tides of international relations and the emergent Soviet government. The opening of the text introduces Bullitt as he prepares to testify before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding his mission to Russia, which he undertook to aid in the peace negotiations after the war. As he recounts his credentials and previous work as a correspondent, Bullitt describes the circumstances that led to his appointment and emphasizes the urgency of understanding the chaotic situation in Russia. The proceedings set the stage for an in-depth analysis of the various factions within Russia, the economic struggles exacerbated by war and blockade, and the critical decisions that shaped the efforts of the Allied powers in responding to the Bolshevik regime. This introduction effectively situates the reader in a historical moment filled with both diplomatic intrigue and the weighty consequences of decisions that would impact the global landscape for decades to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aParis Peace Conference (1919-1920). Russia aUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union aSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10713 c52166d52166