Wilson Center Experts
John W Long
Short-Term Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; United States
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Rider College
Wilson Center Project(s):
The Root Mission and the Origins of American Intervention in Russia, 1917-1918
Term:
Aug 01, 1980
Aug 01, 1980
Project Summary
Traces the origin of American participation the Allied intervention in Soviet Russia following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917; discusses various motivations for such an intervention (ideological, military strategy, etc). Compares Americas efforts to other Allied countries. Discusses American culpability in the initiation of the Cold War.