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Presentation Explores U.S.-Russia Relations during World War I
[Community Name] – [Organization Name] in [Community Name] will host “The
United States and Russia during War and Revolution,” a presentation and discussion
by Norman Saul on [Date] at [Time] at [Location and Address of Presentation].
Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Contact the [Host
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Before 1917, entering World War I as Russia’s ally was unimaginable to most
Americans. Although the United States had a large financial stake in Russia, Czar
Nicholas II’s strict regime and bloody pogroms complicated relations between the
two countries. This presentation provides a new look at the tensions between these
two powerful countries during the Great War.
Norman Saul is an emeritus professor of Russian history at the University of Kansas.
The major focus of his research has been Russian-American relations, including his
interest in the Volga German and Mennonite emigration from Russia to the Great
Plains.
“Americans entered World War I, ‘The War to End all wars’ to ‘make the world safe
for democracy.’ Why did we fail in Russia?” said Saul.
“The United States and Russia during War and Revolution” is part of the Kansas
Humanities Council’s Humanities Speakers Bureau, featuring presentations and
discussions that examine our shared human experience—our innovations, culture,
heritage, and conflicts.
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