Between Ideology and Realpolitik: Woodrow Wilson and the Russian Revolution, 1917-1921 Schild, Georg

In this concise interpretation of Wilson's Russian policy, Schild challenges the belief that Wilson's response to the 1917 October Revolution was exclusively ideological. Contrary to the belief that when Wilson sent American troops to intervene in 1918, his goal was to establish a democratic order in Russia, this book shows that his actions were more pragmatic. Wilson's belief in the superiority of liberalism over totalitarianism was so strong that he expected democratic forces in Russia to take power without outside aid. At the Paris Peace Conference, he rejected suggestions for an anti-Soviet crusade. His July 1918 decision to intervene was not a part of Wilson's ideology. It was based on an effort to maintain unity with Britain and France during the final phase of World War I.

DOI: 10.1336/0313295700 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GM9570.aspx

Between Ideology and Realpolitik: Woodrow Wilson and the Russian Revolution, 1917-1921 Series: Contributions to the Study of World History Hardback, 192 pages, $107.95 Copyright ©1995, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-29570-0 DOI: 10.1336/0313295700

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