Lincoln and the Russians: The Story of Russian-American Diplomatic Relations During the Civil War

ix, 311 pp. "...the first volume to explore extensively a much neglected aspect of American diplomatic relations: American-Russian relations prior to the first World War. It is only since the Russian Revolution of 1917 that emphasis has been placed on the subject of American-Russian diplomacy; yet Russia played an important part in achieving Lincoln's goal in the Civil War: the preservation of the Union. Albert Woldman has investigated thoroughly the reports to St. Petersburg of Baron de Stoeckl, Russian Minister to the United States. He has quoted much of the correspondence which passed between the American and Russian diplomatic corps, and the result is a unique contribution to Americana and Lincolniana."