About the Author

Normal E. Saul is professor of history and Russian and East European studies at the University of Kansas and the author of Distant Friends: The United States and Russia, 1763-1867, winner of the Byron Caldwell Smith Award; Concord and Conflict: The United States and Russia, 1867-1914, winner of the Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize; and War and Revolution: The United States and Russia, 1914-1921.

Reviews

"The fourth volume of Saul's monumental study. . . . Like the preceding volumes, [this one] ranges widely in subject matter and source material, and it presents an extensive cast of characters, from the most influential statesmen of the era to long-obscure American adventurers and fortune hunters. . . . the book's purpose is to provide a detailed portrait of the myriad official and unofficial points of contact and perceptions of the two countries during the interwar period, a task it fulfills admirably."--Journal of Modern History"A comprehensive book that provides us with some very perceptive new insights and useful commentary into not just the machinations at the top regarding diplomacy but also at the grass roots level of individual everyday interactions. Saul should be highly commended for his seminal contribution to our knowledge of U.S.-Russian relations."--New Zealand Slavonic Journal"An outstanding book, providing near encyclopedic information on a relatively understudied period in the U.S.-Soviet relationship. It--alongside the other volumes in Saul's series--belongs on the bookshelf of every student of the subject."--Journal of Slavic Military Studies"A brilliant, thoroughly researched account, based on both Russian and U.S. sources and breaking new ground in diplomatic, economic, cultural, and social history."--International History Review"Saul spins a fascinating story, stretching from President Woodrow Wilson's nonrecognition of Soviet Russia to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's extension of Lend-Lease aid. . . . Saul narrates the story with grace, humor and attention to detail."--American Historical Review"Saul's panoramic view of American-Soviet relations in the crucial decades between the wars offers an array of unusual characters, a glimpse into the everyday life of international contacts, and a series of fascinating vignettes."--Journal of American History"A solid, detailed study of U.S.-Russian relations during the interwar period. Highly recommended."--Choice

"Saul caps one of the most significant historical projects of our time with a magnificently researched (on both the Russian and American sides) volume. . . . Makes an important contribution to our understanding of two decades which were turning-points in twentieth-century history, but also decades in which the leading actors repeatedly failed to make the correct turns."--Walter LaFeber, author of America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2002"Saul's richly detailed panoramic view of American-Russian relations is presented not merely as the formal exchanges between diplomats and political leaders, but also as the wider encounter between peoples and cultures."--David S. Foglesong, author of America's Secret War against Bolshevism: U.S. Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1917-1920