A storm over Russia. Confession of the English diplomat

The book of the British diplomat, journalist and writer Robert Loccanta was created on the basis of his diary entries and was first published in the early 1930s. The author, who has firmly entered the Soviet mythology of the revolution as a living embodiment of the Entente and intervention, subversive work and counter -revolution, acts on the pages of his book an attentive and interested witness to the revolutionary turmoil in Russia. He dwells at the events of the first months of the Soviet regime, gives interesting and expressive characteristics of the Soviet leaders, reveals the background of relations in the embassy and consular environment, draws a picture of the activity of a foreign mission in Russia, its inner life, relations with other embassies and missions.