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Into Russia\u0027s cauldron : an American vision, undone : the newly revealed century-old eyewitness journal of Leighton W. Rogers
- Title
- Into Russia\u0027s cauldron : an American vision, undone : the newly revealed century-old eyewitness journal of Leighton W. Rogers / Steven Fisher.
- Author
- Fisher, Steven A.
- Publication
- Chicago, IL : Forest Cat Productions, [2021]
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- Summary
- Into Russia\u0027s Cauldron takes you on the dramatic journey of an individual and an institution fighting the inevitable in revolutionary Russia, a story grippingly brought to life in the century-old journal of Leighton Rogers. In 1916, The National City Bank of New York, the precursor of today\u0027s Citibank, sent Rogers to Petrograd, the capital of the Russian Empire, to join a mission hell-bent on achieving American commercial preeminence in Russia--a vision set forth by the bank\u0027s president, Frank Vanderlip, who enthusiastically declared "Russia\u0027s need for capital is like Sahara\u0027s thirst for water." Now published, Rogers\u0027 journal (September 1916-April 1919) provides a fresh, riveting eyewitness account of that tumultuous time, his personal transformation under fire, the failure of America\u0027s then largest financial institution to timely perceive and mitigate risk, and enduring insights and foreboding about today\u0027s Russia. Into Russia\u0027s Cauldron is a compelling story of insight, conviction and hubris which will appeal to Russian history students, business and finance professionals, and readers looking for stand out real life drama.--Publisher.
- Subject
- Rogers, Leighton W. 1893-1962
- National City Bank of New York > History
- Citibank (New York, N.Y.) > History
- Bankers > Biography
- Banks and banking > Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Personal narratives
- Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Personal narratives
- Russia > Social life and customs
- Soviet Union > Social life and customs
- United States > Commerce > Russia
- United States > Commerce > Soviet Union
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliography and index.
- ISBN
- 9781737766308
- 1737766302
- 9781737766315
- 1737766310
- 9781737766322 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2021918606
- OCLC
- on1281706275
- 1281706275
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries