The Complete Maisky Diaries: Volumes 1 to 3 From the 'Annals of Communism' Series
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Set of three volumes, large thick octavos, two-tone cloth with gilt spine lettering, in total 1596 pp., illustrated. Fine set in slipcase, as new. The complete unabridged diaries that Ivan Maisky, Soviet ambassador to London, kept between 1932 and 1943. Confiscated by Soviet authorities in the 1950s, the diaries of Ivan Maisky, the USSR's ambassador to Great Britain from 1932 to 1943, have been unearthed, annotated, and edited for publication in a three-volume set. Maisky's revelations illuminate Soviet foreign policy in the years prior to and during World War II, providing fascinating perspectives on London's political life and climate, key figures and events, and the Kremlin rivalries that influenced Soviet policy. Volume 1: The Rise of Hitler and the Gathering Clouds of War, 1932-1938 Volume 2: The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact and the Battle of Britain, 1939-1940 Volume 3: The German Invasion of Russia and the Forging of the Grand Alliance, 1941-19. Item #2603
Price (AUD): $300.00