Russian-American Relations, March, 1917-March 1920

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: rule in the same way that the Russian people shook off the Tsar's autocracy; refuse to serve as an instrument of conquest and violence in the hands of kings, landowners, and bankers?and by co-ordinated efforts we will stop the horrible butchery, which is disgracing humanity and is beclouding the great days of the birth of Russian freedom. Laboring people of all countries: We are stretching out in a brotherly fashion our hands to you over the mountains of corpses of our brothers, across rivers of innocent blood and tears, over the smoking ruins of cities and villages, over the wreckage of - the treasures of culture, ?we appeal to you for the re-establishment and strengthening of international unity. That will be the security for our future victories and the complete liberation of humanity. Proletarians of all countries, unite PETROGRAD SOVIET OF WORKER'S AND SOLDIERS' DEPUTIES. Statement by the Provisional Government regarding the War, April 9, 1917., (Izvestia, April 11, 1917.) Citizens: The Provisional Government after considering the military situation of the Russian state, in view of its duty to the country, decided to directly and openly tell the people the entire truth. The Government which was overthrown left the defense of the country in a thoroughly disorganized condition. By its criminal inactivity and its inefficient methods it brought disorganization into our finances, into the work of food-supply and transportation, into the work of supplying the army. It has undermined our economic system. The Provisional Government, with the active and vigorous assistance of the entire people, will make every effort to correct these burdensome consequences of the old regime. But time does not wait. The blood of numerous sons of the fatherland was flowing witho..

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  Russian-American Relations, March, 1917-March 1920: Documents and Papers - Primary...

  • 2013-10
  • 414 pages
  • Paperback
  • Nabu Press