Russia in transition: the diplomatic papers of David R. Francis, U.S. ambassador to Russia, 1916-1918 (inclusive), [microform].

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Russia in transition: the diplomatic papers of David R. Francis, U.S. ambassador to Russia, 1916-1918 (inclusive), [microform].

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The papers consist of reports and letters from David R. Francis to the U.S. State Department and to friends and associates in America. Included are reports on the policies of Lenin, anarchist movements, the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, the Council of the Workingmen's Deputies, political parties, peasant and labor unrest, living conditions, financial matters, elections, and counterrevolutionary activities.

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Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1927

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David Rowland Francis was born in Kentucky in 1850. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1870 and went to work as a shipping clerk. In 1877 Francis established a successful brokerage firm and by 1884 had risen to president of the Merchants Exchange in St. Louis. He then served as mayor of St. Louis (1885-1889), governor of Missouri (1889-1893), secretary of the Interior (1896-1897), and president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Francis was appointed U.S. ambassador to Ru...