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<p><p>&#160;<p>In <i>The First Cold War</i>, Donald E. Davis and Eugene P. Trani review the Wilson administration&rsquo;s attitudes toward Russia before, during, and after the Bolshevik seizure of power. They argue that before the Russian Revolution, Woodrow Wilson had little understanding of Russia and made poor appointments that cost the United States Russian goodwill. Wilson later reversed those negative impressions by being the first to recognize Russia&rsquo;s Provisional Government, resulting in positive U.S.&ndash;Russian relations until Lenin gained power in 1917.<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Wilson at first seemed unsure whether to recognize or repudiate Lenin and the Bolsheviks. His vacillation finally ended in a firm repudiation when he opted for a diplomatic quarantine having almost all of the ingredients of the later Cold War. Davis and Trani argue that Wilson deserves mild criticism for his early indecision and inability to form a coherent policy toward what would become the Soviet Union. But they believe Wilson rightly came to the conclusion that until the regime became more moderate, it was useless for America to engage it dip

Author

Donald Edward Davis; Eugene P. Trani

Publisher

Columbia: University of Missouri Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826213884

Subjects

Political Science, History, Language Learning

Updated

2026-03-24