History's greatest heist : the looting of Russia by the Bolsheviks / Sean McMeekin.

Author/creator McMeekin, Sean, 1974-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxxii, 302 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Finance, Public--Soviet Union. --History.
Pillage--Soviet Union. --History.
Soviet Union--Politics and government. --1917-1936.

Contents Prologue : the patrimony of imperial Russia -- Introduction to Bolshevik gold : the nature of a forgotten problem -- The heist -- The banks -- The people -- The Gokhran -- The church -- Cashing in -- Brest-Litovsk and the diplomatic bag -- Blockade -- Stockholm -- London -- Rapallo -- Epilogue : from Stockholm to Sotheby's.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.
LCCN 2008022100
ISBN9780300135589 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0300135580 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HJ 1208 .M36 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold