Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution

by Hassan Malik

Book Overview

Following an unprecedented economic boom fed by foreign investment, the Russian Revolution triggered the worst sovereign default in history. Bankers and Bolsheviks tells the dramatic story of this boom and bust, chronicling the forgotten experiences of leading financiers of the age.

Shedding critical new light on the decision making of the powerful personalities who acted as the gatekeepers of international finance, Hassan Malik narrates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691170169
• ISBN13: 9780691170169
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"