Product Overview
Like Sergeev's earlier books on the history of Russo-(Soviet) -British relations, The Great Game and The Bolsheviks and Britain during the Russian Revolution and Civil War, this volume reconstructs key episodes that influenced the dialogue between Moscow and London. Illusory Dawn focuses on internal British political dynamics against the background of international developments in the political, economic, and cultural spheres in the years 1925 to 1932, known as the post-Locarno era. The author meticulously surveys important trends in Soviet-British relations in a number of regions, including Europe and Central and East Asia, illuminating the actions of prominent statesmen, diplomats, military commanders, and public figures who contributed to the establishment of bilateral contacts, even if these contacts were interrupted by sporadic conflicts that made illusory the long-awaited dawn.