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Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Title
The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the ...
Book Title
The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the ...
ISBN
150988291X
EAN
9781509882915
Binding
Paperback / softback
Date of Publication
2020-05-28
Release Title
The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the ...
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Smith, Douglas
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The gripping human story of how American volunteers fought famine in Bolshevik Russia, saving Lenin's revolutionary government from chaos and millions of people from starvation In 1921, after six years of unrelenting war and revolution, Russia was in ruins. The economy had collapsed, the country was ravaged by disease and starvation claimed the lives of millions. People were so desperate for food that there were reports of cannibalism, reports that were revealed to be horribly accurate. Remarkably, it was a young American aid worker who uncovered the truth and, even more remarkably, it was the US-backed charity that had sent him to Russia that would save Lenin's fledgling government by feeding his people. In The Russian Job, acclaimed historian Douglas Smith tells the gripping story of how an American charity fought the Russian famine. Backed by $20 million from the US government, and founded by Herbert Hoover, US Secretary of Commerce, the American Relief Administration recruited more than three hundred young Americans, many of them war veterans. They would oversee the distribution of food, clothing and medical supplies to people throughout Russia's vast landmass, saving millions of lives. Vividly written, with a rich cast of characters and a deep understanding of the period, The Russian Job shines a bright light on this strange and shadowy moment in history.

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Publisher
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781509882915
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Number of Pages
464 Pages
Publication Name
The Russian Job: the Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Famine
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Economic Sociology, Social Services
Author
Douglas Smith
Format
Paperback

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196 mm
Item Weight
228 g
Item Width
130 mm

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United Kingdom
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Douglas Smith

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