The Russian job : the forgotten story of how America saved the Soviet Union from famine
Smith, Douglas, 1962-2020
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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 this book, historian Douglas Smith tells the gripping story of how an American charity fought the Russian famine.
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Author:
Smith, Douglas, 1962-, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2020.
Collation:
303 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781509882915 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
363.883094
Language:
English
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BRN:
1220799
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