Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution

A heavily documented study of contacts between American finance, major corporations and revolutionary Russia in 1917 and the years that followed. Drawing on State Department files, personal papers and conventional histories, it presents a case that business interests played a significant role in early dealings with the Bolshevik regime.

Readers interested in political history, finance and the origins of Soviet support will find a detailed reconstruction of a controversial period. The text is reproduced in its original form and reflects the style and arguments of a classic study first published in 1974.