Russia Leaves the War

Russia Leaves the War (1956) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by George F. Kennan. The book also won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, the George Bancroft Prize, and the Francis Parkman Prize. The first of two volumes discussing Soviet-American relations from 1917-1920, Russia Leaves the War covers the revolution of 1917 and the departure of Russia from World War I in 1918. The second volume, The Decision to Intervene, explores U.S. involve... More
Read article at Wikipedia

Author:

Date of first publication:

  • 1956

Genre:

Editions:

Also known as:

  • Russia Leaves the War: Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920

Written Work

Author

George F. Kennan

George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904–March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist and historian, best known as "the father of containment" and as a key figure in the emergence of the Cold War. He later wrote standard histories of the relations between Russia and the...

top ↑

Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1957
  • 1957
  • 1957
View entire collection »

National Book Award for Nonfiction Winners

View all National Book Award for Nonfiction Winners »

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1957

National Book Award for Nonfiction Nominees

View all National Book Award for Nonfiction Nominees »
top ↑

Similar topics in Freebase

  • The Wild Braid

  • Memoirs: 1925-1950

  • Storeys from the Old Hotel

    Storeys from the Old Hotel is a short story collection by American science fiction author Gene Wolfe published in 1988. It won the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection. In the introduction, Wolfe describes the stories within the collection as "some of my most obscure work."

  • Market Forces

    Market Forces is a science fiction novel by Richard Morgan, first published in 2004. Set in 2049 in the wake of a global economic downturn called the Domino Recessions, it follows up-and-coming executive Chris as he plunges into the profitable field of Conflict Investment. Major corporations invest...

  • Peregrine

    Peregrine is a book by William Bayer.

  • Helliconia Spring

You can help improve this topic by adding more facts here

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!

Freebase Attribution

Freebase data is free for use under the CC-BY license.

Learn more about Freebase licensing and attribution »