(q) Early Cooperation: American Famine Relief
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/eara.html After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the ensuing Civil War produced acute food shortages in southwestern Russia. Several volunteer groups in the United States and Europe had organized relief programs, but it became clear that help was needed on a larger scale because an estimated 10 to 20 million lives were at stake. Revelations from the Russian Archives EARLY COOPERATION: AMERICAN FAMINE RELIEF After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the ensuing Civil War produced acute food shortages in southwestern Russia. Wartime devastation was compounded by two successive seasons of drought, and by 1920 it was clearwaiting for hand_moderation Society and Culture > History > Soviet Union > Library of Congress Archives Early Cooperation American Famine Relief
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