Book contents
- Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists
- Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration and Translation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Promised Lands
- Part II New York and the Eastern States
- Part III To the Pacific Ocean
- Part IV The Golden State
- Part V Journey’s End
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Part I - Promised Lands
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2024
Book contents
- Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists
- Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration and Translation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Promised Lands
- Part II New York and the Eastern States
- Part III To the Pacific Ocean
- Part IV The Golden State
- Part V Journey’s End
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The four chapters in Part I examine the assumptions, regulations, exceptions, compromises, and workarounds that shaped whether and how Soviet visitors made it into the United States. They address the overarching questions of why, despite deep mutual suspicions that persisted even after the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1933, Soviet citizens came to the United States and why the US government let them come.
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- Soviet Adventures in the Land of the CapitalistsIlf and Petrov's American Road Trip, pp. 15 - 46Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024