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Circumstances surrounding the purchase of Alaska by the United
States in 1867.
The westward movement in America; the eastward movement in
Russia.
American famine relief to Russia in early twentieth century and
in 1920's.
The following references are suggested:
Dulles, Foster R. , The Road to Teheran, Chapter I, "The Common
Cause. "
Pares, Bernard, Russia and the Peace, Chapter XIX, "Russia and
America. "
Sorokin, Pitirim A. , Russia and the United States.
Schuman, Frederick Lewis, American Policy Toward Russia Since 191J,
Chapter I, "The Tradition of Russian-American Friendship. "
Selected Annotated Bibliography
Although, at present, text materials on the Soviet Union for
school use are limited, reading matter on the subject is extensive
and constantly growing. The following book list is necessarily
merely suggestive.
Objectivity in writing concerning Soviet Russia is not easy of
achievement; all authors, it may be understood, are expressing a
point of view. Because of changing conditions in the Soviet
Union, dates of publication are of special significance.
Book titles preceded by a "T" are recommended for teachers.
An "S" indicates books which may be used with profit both by
students and teachers. Books marked "T*" are suitable for the
use of both teachers and mature students.
T* Anderson, Paul B. , People, Church and State in Modern Russia, Mac-
millan Co. , N. Y. 1944.
An examination of the status of religion, stressing the viewpoint
of the Orthodox Church. A well-written, useful reference.
S Bourke-White, Margaret, Eyes on Russia, Simon and Schuster, N. Y. ,
Interesting narrative, accompanied by pictures taken during a
trip in the summer of 1930. Shows industrial progress.
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S Bourke-White, Margaret, Shooting the Russian War, Simon and
Schuster, N. Y. , 1942.
A description of Russia at war, written in simple, appealing
language. Well illustrated.
S Caldwell, Erskine, All-Out On The Road To Smolensk, Duell, Sloar
and Pearce, N. Y. , 1942.
Excellent account of the German invasion, and the attack or
Moscow.
T Callcott, Mary Stevenson, Russian Justice, Macmillan Co. , N. Y. , 1935.
A well-documented study of the treatment of criminals, and the
Soviet theory of crime.
T* Carroll, Wallace, We're In This With Russia, Houghton Mifflin Co. ,
Boston, 1942.
Impressions of a correspondent on the basis of experiences in the
Soviet Union, 1939-1941.
T Chamberlin, William Henry, Soviet Russia, Little, Brown and Co. ,
Boston, 1930.
A critical analysis of the history of the Soviet Union on the basis
of seven years' residence in Russia as a journalist.
T , The Russian Enigma, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943.
An interpretation of the Soviet Union by one who lived there
during the early days of industrialization. Not as objective as
some of Chamberlin's other books.
T* Childs, John L. , and Counts, George S. , America, Russia, and the
Communist Party, John Day Co. , N. Y. , 1943.
Frank statement of the necessity of post-war collaboration between
the United States and the Soviet Union.
S Cressey, George B. , Asia's Land and Peoples, McGraw-Hill Book Co. ,
Inc. , N. Y. , 1944.
An excellent economic geography. Good maps and illustrations.
Highly recommended.
S Curie, Eve, Journey Among Warriors, Doubleday, Doran and Co. ,
Inc. , N. Y. , 1943.
An intimate picture of the Russian fighting front, as well as de-
scriptions of other fronts. A vivid, readable account.
T Dallin, David J. , Soviet Russia's Foreign Policy, Yale University Press,
New Haven, 1942.
A detailed account of the foreign policy of the Soviet Union from
1939-1942 by one who was a political exile from Russia from
, 1911-1917.
S Davies, Joseph E? Mission to Moscow, Simon and Schuster, N. Y. ,
1942.
The American ambassador to the U. S. S. R. from 1936-1938 gives
extracts from his diary, confidential reports and personal letters
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depicting developments of internal and foreign policy in the
Soviet Union.
Davies, Raymond Arthur and Steiger, Andrew, Soviet Asia, The
Dial Press, N. Y. , 1942.
Excellent account of economic development in Soviet Asia, with
a clear analysis of the importance of Siberia in world affairs.
Dulles, Foster Rhea, Road to Teheran, Princeton University Press,
Princeton, New Jersey, 1944.
The story of American-Russian relations from 1781 to 1943.
Duranty, Walter, USSR, J. B. Lippincott and Co. , N. Y. , 1944.
A readable and objective explanation of events from 1917 through
1943-
Eastman, Max, Artists in Uniform, Alfred A. Knopf, N. Y. , 1934.
A hostile critic of the Soviet Union reviews the status of arts and
letters. , The End of Socialism in Russia, Little, Brown and Co. , Bos-
ton, 1937.
An attempt to show the failure of Marxian Socialism in the
Soviet Union.
Fediaevsky, Vera, and Hill, Patty Smith, Nursery School and Parent
Education in Soviet Russia, E. P. Dutton and Co. , Inc. , N. Y. , 1936.
A detailed description of nursery schools written by one who
helped develop them in the Soviet Union, and edited by an
American educator who has visited nursery schools there.
Felsen, Gregor, Struggle is Our Brother, E. P. Dutton and Co. , Inc. ,
N. Y. , 1943.
An appealing and exciting story of the resistance of Russian
guerillas against the Nazis.
Fischer, Louis, The Soviets in World Affairs, 2 vols. , Jonathan Cape
and Harrison Smith, N. Y. , 1930.
Detailed historical account of the foreign relations of the Soviet
Union from 1917 to 1930.
Fischer, Markoosha, My Lives In Russia, Harper and Bros. , N. Y. ,
1944-
An extremely well-told, interesting account of personal experi-
ences in the Soviet Union, written by the wife of Louis Fischer,
American journalist. The author's faith in the Soviets was badly
shaken by the purges, and her disillusionment was completed by
the Nazi-Soviet pact.
Gorky, Maxim, Mother, D. Appleton and Co. , N. Y. , 1907.
A novel of a son and mother who rebelled against their existence
of hardship and poverty in old Russia.
Graebner, Walter, Round Trip to Russia, J. B. Lippincott Co. , N. Y. ,
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An excellent book on Russia at war, and a real aid in promoting
understanding of the strength of the Soviets.
S Graves, William S. , America's Siberian Adventure, 191&-1920, Peter
Smith, N. Y. , 1941.
The story of the operations of the American expeditionary force
in Siberia from 1918-1920, told by the major-general of the
United States army who was in charge.
S Grossman, Vassili, No Beautiful Nights, Soviet Russia Today, N. Y. ,
1944-
A popular war novel in the Soviet Union. The story of a Red
Army unit by a war correspondent.
T* Halle, Fannina, Women in the Soviet East, E. P. Dutton and Co. ,
Inc. , N. Y. , 1938.
Descriptions of the customs affecting women in the various nation-
ality groups, and the changes brought by the Soviet regime.
T Harper, Samuel N. , Government of the Soviet Union, D. Van Nos-
trand Co. , Inc. , N. Y. , 1938.
A detailed, objective description of the government and adminis-
tration of the Soviet Union.
T Hecker, Julius F. , Moscow Dialogues, Chapman and Hall, Ltd. , Lon-
don, 1933.
Discussion, in dialogue form, of the development of the philoso-
phy of Communism, its sources and problems.
S Hindus, Maurice, Humanity Uprooted, Jonathan Cape and Harri-
son Smith, N. Y. , 1929.
Vivid account of the early years after the Revolution by a native
of Russia who left the country during the Revolution and re-
turned in 1923.
S , Mother Russia, Doubleday, Doran and Co. , Inc. , Garden
City, N. Y. , 1942.
An objective analysis of the development of the Soviet Union
from 1917 to 1942.
S Ilin, M. , Black on White: The Story of Books, 1932.
--: , Turning Night into Day: the Story of Lightning, 1936.
, What Time Is It? The Story of Clocks, 1932.
J. B. Lippincott Co. , Philadelphia.
An excellent series of books for children.
T* Johnson, Hewlett, The Dean of Canterbury, Soviet Power, Interna-
tional Publishers, N. Y. , 1940.
A clergyman's analysis of the causes underlying the development of
the Soviet Union.
T Keeton, George W. , and Schlesinger, Rudolf, Russia and Her Western
Neighbors, Jonathan Cape, Ltd. , Toronto, 1942.
An interpretation by English authors of Soviet Union foreign
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policy from 1917 to June, 1941. Includes a penetrating one-
chapter analysis of the bases of Soviet foreign policy.
Kennel, R. E. , Factory Train to Soviet Asia, D. C. Heath and Co. ,
N. Y.
A book for students, to be published in 1945.
King, Beatrice, Changing Man: The Education System of the
V. S. S. R. , Viking Press, N. Y. , 1937.
A survey of the organization and administration of education in
the U. S. S. R. , with particular emphasis upon the elementary and
secondary schools.
Kohn, Hans, Nationalism in the Soviet Union, George Routledge and
Sons, Ltd. , London, 1933.
A study of the nationalities in the Soviet Union and of the new
policies toward racial groups. Valuable statistics in the appendix.
Kournakoff, Sergei N. , Russia's Fighting Forces, International Pub-
lishers, N. Y. , 1948.
A detailed historical account of the Red Army by a former officer
in the Imperial army.
Krupskaya, Nadezhda K. , Memories of Lenin, 2 vols. , International
Publishers, N. Y. , 1930.
A detailed account of Lenin's life up to the Revolution of 1917,
written by his wife. Valuable for events leading up to the
Revolution, as well as analysis of Lenin's character.
Lesueur, Larry, Twelve Months that Changed the World, Alfred A.
Knopf, N. Y. , 1943.
The experiences of a newspaper correspondent from October,
1941 to October, 194*, in the Soviet battle areas.
Litvinov, Maxim, Against Aggression, International Publishers, N. Y. ,
'1939-
A collection of speeches made from 1934-1938 by the U. S. S. R.
People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs.
Ludwig, Emil, Stalin, G. P. Putnam's Sons, N. Y. , 1942.
A vivid picture of Stalin, after a long personal interview.
Lyons, Eugene, Assignment in Utopia, Harcourt, Brace and Co. ,
N. Y. , 1937.
An interesting account written by an American journalist who
became gradually disillusioned by life in the Soviet Union.
Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia, Education of a Princess, Blue Rib-
bon Books, Inc. , N. Y. , 1930.
An interesting description of court life before the Revolution, and
of the dissolution of the monarchy.
Mikhailov, Nicholas, Land of the Soviets, A Handbook of the
U. S. S. R. , Lee Furman, Inc. , N. Y. , 1939.
Valuable economic geography; its information on resources, the
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economic and social order, and description of these factors in
all parts of the U. S. S. R. , make this a most usable handbook for
teacher and pupil.
S Papanin, Ivan, Life on an Ice Floe, Julian Messner, Inc. , N. Y. , 1939.
The leader of an expedition of four Soviet scientists to the Arctic in
1937 tells the day-by-day story of nine months on the Arctic ice;
illustrated.
T* Pares, Bernard, Russia, Penguin Books, 245 5th Ave. , N. Y. , 1941.
Brief history by a British author. Last chapter analyzes hindrances
to understanding between the U. S. A. and the Soviet Union.
S , Russia and the Peace, The Macmillan Company, N. Y. , 1944.
The British author, traveler, lecturer and historian has been in-
terested in Russian affairs since before 1900; he gives observa-
tions on Russian relations with the other powers.
S Poliakov, Alexander, Russians Don't Surrender, E. P. Dutton & Co. ,
Inc. , N. Y. , 1942.
Thrilling journal of a Red Army man who was a war corres-
pondent during the siege of Leningrad. Well illustrated.
S Pope, Arthur Upham, Maxim Litvinoff, L. B. Fischer, N. Y. , 1943.
A biography of the former Soviet ambassador to the United
States, depicting his life and personality in the setting of Russia
before and after the Communist revolution.
T* Pratt, Helen, Russia, From Tsarist Empire to Socialism, American
Council, Institute of Pacific Relations, 1937.
Excellent, objective historical review. Valuable for a study of the
background of the Revolution.
T Reed, John, Ten Days That Shook The World, The Modern Library,
Inc. , N. Y. , 1935.
An American Communist's personal observation of the dramatic
events of the ten days beginning November 7, 1917, when the
Bolsheviks seized power.
T* Scott, John, Behind the Urals, Houghton Mifflin Company, N. Y. , 1942.
Story of an American who worked in Magnitogorsk, east of the
Urals, from 1932 to 1938. Critical study of Soviet Union and
problems of industrialization.
T* Sholokhov, Mikhail, And Quiet Flows the Don, Alfred A. Knopf,
N. Y. , 1943.
A novel about the Cossacks during the First World War, and the
Revolution. One of the series in The Silent Don.
T Sigerist, Henry E. , Socialized Medicine in the Soviet Union, W. W.
Norton and Co. , N. Y. , 1937.
A thorough, objective account of the public health system of the
U. S. S. R. Includes discussion of rest and recreation, labor pro-
tection, the prevention of crime, and housing as factors influenc-
ing the health of the people.
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S Skariatina, Irina, First to Go Back, Blue Ribbon Books, Inc. , N. Y. ,
1933-
A countess under the old regime, the author returned to the
Soviet Union in 1933 and reports favorably on the progress made
there during her exile.
S Smolka, H. P. , 40,000 Against the Arctic, William Morrow and Co. ,
N. Y. , 1937.