The Catacazy affair and the uneasy path of Russian-American relations /

This is the first full treatment of the Catacazy Affair and its far-reaching implications for Russian-American relations. Constantin Catacazy whipped up scandal in Washington after his appointment there as Russian Ambassador in 1869. By 1871, President Grant and his Cabinet requested that he be reca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Farrow, Lee A., 1966- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2022].
Series:	Library of modern Russia.
Subjects:	Catacazy, Constantin. Fish, Hamilton, > 1808-1893. Perkins, Benjamin W. Russia > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > Russia. Russia > Foreign relations > 1855-1881. United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1898. Ambassadors > Russia > Biography. Diplomatic privileges and immunities > United States > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

'There is a great sympathy between the people of the two countries which is a delusion': Russian-American Relations before 1869
'Two-Penny Machiavelli': The Early Life and Career of Constantin Catacazy
'The Intermeddling of the Russian Minister'
'Falsehood, Intrigue and Hostility': Catacazy's Breaches of Protocol
'She Had a Story and a Past': Olga Catacazy and the Washington Wives
'A Thorough Mischief Maker': The Recall of Catacazy
The 'Industrious Flea': Catacazy and the Visit of Grand Duke Alexis
'He ... Smirked Too Much to be Dignified': The Departure of Constantin Catacazy
'The Catfish War' and its Legacy.