Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Count, who is an Esthonian Philosopher, believes that the Bolshovist regime is in Russia to stay. He has written several books, and also essays for the magazine section of the New York Times. Keyserling is at present undertaking a lecture tour through the United States...
Those selected to act as honorary pallbearers are President Lowell, J. F. Moors, member of the corporation of the University, C. R. Crane, who was a member of the special diplomatic commission to Russia in 1917; G. P. Gardner '77 and T. J. Coolidge '15, relatives of Professor Coolidge; C. H. Haskins, Gurney Professor of History and Political Science, Professor E. F. Gay and Professor R. B. Merriman '96, who will represent the Department of History. W. R. Castle Jr. '00, of the Department of State, W. C. Lane '81, Librarian, J. D. Greene '96, Professor J. B. Munn...
...sympathetic understanding of their problems and his capacity to impart his knowledge, he had become a profound inspiration to all students of international relations. The official positions which he has so ably held in the American legations in St. Petersburg and Vlenna and later in Chili, Sweden, and Northern Russia and especially in Paris during the peace Conference when he served as the principal representative of the American delegation to survey and report conditions in Central Europe and the Balkans, all contributed to his immense store of practical experience. The friendly compacts which he had reestablished with statesmen in foreign...
...influence that the study of Eastern Europe was developed in this country. At the University he conducted courses on the history of Russia and Near Eastern questions and built up the great collections on these subjects in the University Library...
...served the United States brilliantly and effectively as a special agent of the State Department in Sweden and Russia, and as chief of the inter-allied missions in Vienna and Paris attached to the Peace Conference in 1919. In 1921 he became attached to the American Relief Administration in Russia where he dealt largely with the authorities in the direction of far reaching relief...