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Title: Russia in the shadows
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Subjects: Communism
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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k. It isall here. And against my argument that wars 163 RUSSIA IN THE SHADOWS sprang from nationalist imperialism and notfrom a Capitalist organisation of societyhe suddenly brought: But what do youthink of this new Republican Imperialismthat comes to us from America? Here Mr. Rothstein intervened in Rus-sian with an objection that Lenin sweptaside. And regardless of Mr. Rothsteins pleafor diplomatic reserve, Lenin proceeded toexplain the projects with which one Ameri-can at least was seeking to dazzle the imag-ination of Moscow. There was to be eco-nomic assistance for Russia and recognitionof the Bolshevik Government. There wasto be a defensive alliance against Japaneseaggression in Siberia. There was to be anAmerican naval station on the coast ofAsia, and leases for long terms of sixty orfifty years of the natural resources ofKhamchatka and possibly of other largeregions of Russian Asia. Well, did I thinkthat made for peace? Was it anythingmore than the beginning of a new world 164
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Behindhim stands Gorky: to the right of Gorky (i.e. on his left) are Zorin (hat) andZenovieff. Behind with cigarette is Radek. DREAMER IN THE KREMLIN scramble? How would the British Im-perialists like this sort of thing? But some industrial power had to comein and help Russia, I said. She cannotreconstruct now without such help. . . . Our multifarious argumentation endedindecisively. We parted warmly, and Iand my companion were filtered out of theKremlin through one barrier after anotherin much the same fashion as we had beenfiltered in. He is wonderful, said Mr. Rothstein.**But it was an indiscretion I was not disposed to talk as we madeour way, under the glowing trees thatgrow in the ancient moat of the Kremlin,back to our Guest House. I wanted tothink Lenin over while I had him freshin my mind, and I did not want to beassisted by the expositions of my compan-ion. But Mr, Rothstein kept on talking. He was still pressing me not to mentionthis little sketch of the Russian Americanoutl

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