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THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA by Vera Micheles Dean Kirkus Star

THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA

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Pub Date: Nov. 14th, 1947
Publisher: Harvard Univ. Press

Any customer asking for one comprehensive book on relations between the United States and Russia could safely be given this volume. A noted authority- research dir of the Foreign Policy Association -- Mrs. Dean has succeeded in presenting the case, passionately, clearly, succinctly; she has marshalled facts of historical backgrounds economic, political and social factors; she has made her readers see the situation from both angles- Washington and Moscow; she has presented not only the picture as it was is-but indicated the trends, interpreted them without scareheads, so that while the success of the situation is not minimized, exaggerated claims are appraised, and of clarified. She sees the future in terms of the character and scope of economic which she feels will be the determining factor in political alignment in central the near east and A revealing and absorbing book, for constant reference as well as careful study.