The Maisky Diaries: Red Ambassador To The Court... < 2026 Update >

The Maisky Diaries: Red Ambassador to the Court of St James’s 1932–1943 , edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky and published by Yale University Press , offers a crucial, firsthand account of WWII-era diplomacy from the Soviet perspective. These journals, which survived Stalin's purges, detail Ivan Maisky's efforts to forge an Anglo-Soviet alliance and provide sharp insights into British political figures. For more details, visit Yale University Press .