Word: russianize
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Before the War Bessarabia was a part of Russia. In the early days of the Russian revolution, Rumanian troops seized the province, which lies to the east of Rumania and is washed by the mouths of the Danube. This seizure had no justification in international law, as the Rumanians were not at war with the Soviets. But it was upheld by Great Britain and France in the recently ratified Paris pact of October, 1920. Red Russia never recognized that Rumania had any claim on the territory...
...conference, Rumanian Rascanul insisted that Russia recognize the Bessarabian frontiers, as defined by Rumania, before discussing any other points. Russian Krestinsky proposed a plebiscite in the territory to determine whether or not the population upholds the Rumanian regime. This referendum proposal was referred to Bucharest and promptly refused by the Bratiano Cabinet. The Vienna Conference came to an abrupt...
...Chinese Foreign Office attempted to take up the question of a Sino-Russian recognition treaty where it was dropped following the Russian ultimatum (TIME, March 31). Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Foreign Minister, relieved Dr. C. T. Wang,* the former Chinese plenipotentiary, and made direct overtures to L. M. Karakhan, Soviet Envoy. The latter insisted that unconditional recognition of Soviet Russia by China precede any negotiation. Discussion was hampered by the illness of both diplomats and by an attempt on the part of Peking students to force Koo's hand by staking a demonstration in favor of recognition...
...Russian Church in America (TIME, April 7), by convention vote at Detroit, declared itself independent of the home church, but decided not to join the Protestant Episcopal Church. Metropolitan Platon was endorsed; Kedrovsky was denounced as schismatic...
Ruin caught up last week with the Russian artists, who are exhibiting at the Grand Central Palace, Manhattan (TIME, March 3). Their hope had been to raise $100,000 for the needy artists of Russia. They have, instead, run up debts to the amount of $30,000. They have also antagonized the Soviet Government and failed in certain obligations...