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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1918, Russia, Volume I

Chapter XV. The Terror


Contents

    • Protest of the United States; attitude of Allied and neutral governments—Protests of neutral governments and of the chief of the American Red Cross Commission: answers of the Soviet government—Efforts for the release of hostages and for restriction of the practice of taking them (Documents 624–684)

    Contents

    • Preface
    • List of Principal Persons
    • List of Papers
    • Russia
      Political Affairs and Diplomatic Relations
      • Chapter I. The March Revolution—Abdication of the Emperor—Recognition of the Provisional Government (Documents 1–14)
      • Chapter II. The Provisional Government: Premiership of Prince Lvov
        • Relations with the Councils (Soviets) of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Deputies—Efforts to check military and economic demoralization—The questions of constitutional reorganization, land reform, and peace—Messages from the American Government and the American Federation of Labor (Documents 15–32)
        • Reorganization of the Government—Demonstration against the note of May 3, 1917, to the Allied and American Governments—Resignation of Milyukov and Guchkov—The coalition ministry—Opinions of American consuls on the situation (Documents 33–50)
        • Reception of President Wilson’s message of May 22, 1917, on the objects of the United States in the war—The Kronstadt revolt—All-Russian congresses of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Deputies, of Peasants, of Cossacks—Opening of the Russian offensive in Galicia (Documents 51–75)
      • Chapter III. The American and Russian Special Missions
        • The Root mission to Russia (Documents 76–109)
        • The Bakhmeteff mission to the United States (Documents 110–116)
      • Chapter IV. The Provisional Government: Premiership of Kerensky
        • The ministerial crisis of July, 1917—Resignation of the Cadet Ministers—The Bolshevik demonstration—Breakdown of the offensive—Formation of the Kerensky ministry—The National Conference at Moscow—The fall of Riga (Documents 117–147)
        • The Kornilov episode—The Democratic Conference at Petrograd—The second Kerensky ministry—Joint note of the Allied Governments, October 9, 1917—The Preliminary Parliament (Council of the Republic)—Kerensky’s press interview on Russia’s part in the war (Documents 148–197)
      • Chapter V. The November Revolution—The Bolshevik “Coup d’État,” November 7, 1917—The Struggle for Control (Documents 198–224)
      • Chapter VI. The Armistice with the Central Powers—Appeals for General Peace Negotiations (Documents 225–246)
      • Chapter VII. The Establishment of the Soviet Power
        • Attitude of the American and other governments toward the Bolshevik régime—Interviews of the American military attaché and Red Cross representative with Trotsky—Decrees abolishing private ownership of real estate—The beginnings of civil war—Elections to the Constituent Assembly—The Kalpashnikov incident (Documents 247–327)
        • Dissolution of the Constituent Assembly—Assumption of definite control by the All-Russian Soviet Congress—Proclamation of the Soviet republic—The “Sisson documents” (Documents 328–378)
        • Resumption of hostilities by the Germans—Removal of the American Embassy to Vologda—President Wilson’s message to the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, March 11, 1918 (Documents 379–409)
      • Chapter VIII. The Conclusion with the Central Powers of the Peace of Brest Litovsk, March 3, 1918 (Documents 410–445)
      • Chapter IX. The Action of the Diplomatic Corps for Release of the Rumanian Minister from Arrest (Documents 446–453)
      • Chapter X. The Soviet Republic
        • Informal relations with Soviet authorities—Questions of recognition and intervention—Attitude toward diplomatic officers of the Provisional Government—The German advance into Russia (Documents 454–485)
        • Arrival of German and Turkish Ambassadors in Russia—Soviet request for recall of the French Ambassador (Documents 486–498)
        • Question of intervention: Recommendation of the American Ambassador, May 2, 1918—Statements of American policy—Interference with the dispatch of code telegrams of Allied and American representatives—Russo-German controversies—Reports of conditions; speeches of Lenin—Activities of anti-Bolshevik parties—The recall of Raymond Robins, Red Cross representative (Documents 499–539)
        • Temporary return of the American Ambassador to Petrograd—Nomination of a Soviet Ambassador to the United States—Development of Russo-German disputes—Attitude of Bolshevik and anti-Bolshevik elements toward German and Allied intervention (Documents 540–565)
        • Assassination of the German Ambassador, July 6, 1918; Socialist-Revolutionist revolt—Kerensky’s proposed visit to America (Documents 566–578)
      • Chapter XI. The Constitution of the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic (Document 579)
      • Chapter XII. The Russo-German Supplementary Treaties, August 27, 1918 (Document 580)
      • Chapter XIII. The Removal of the American and Allied Embassies from Vologda to Archangel (Documents 581–597)
      • Chapter XIV. The Withdrawal of the American and Allied Military Missions, Consuls, and Nationals (Documents 598–623)
      • Chapter XV. The Terror
        • Protest of the United States; attitude of Allied and neutral governments—Protests of neutral governments and of the chief of the American Red Cross Commission: answers of the Soviet government—Efforts for the release of hostages and for restriction of the practice of taking them (Documents 624–684)
      • Chapter XVI. Bolshevik Propaganda
        • Efforts to counteract it and check its distribution through Scandinavian countries—Withdrawal of Swedish and Danish diplomatic officers from Russia (Documents 685–702)
    • Index

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