Richard B Spence
Biographic Data
| ID | 1480148 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard B Spence |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard B |
| FAMILY NAME | Spence |
| SIGNATURE | SPENCE R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Idaho |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Tsarina’s Necklace
Testifying before the Congressional Un-American Activities Committee in 1939, ex-Soviet functionary Dr. David Dubrowsky stated that, starting in early 1918, the Russian Bolshevik regime had relied
Hidden Agendas
Trotsky’s short stay in the USA in early 1917, and his subsequent detention in Canada, has spawned many stories and left lingering questions. This article is basically a sequel to the author’s ‘Interrupted Journey: British Intelligence and the Arrest of Leon Trotskii, April 1917’, which appeared in this journal in 2000. 1 1. Spence, ‘Interrupted Journey’. What follows substantially expands the scope of the earlier article and presents much new in…
Senator William E. Borah
On 1 July 1929, a trial opened in the Berlin-Schoeneberg district court, Germany. The defendants were two Russian emigres, Vladimir Grigor'evich Orlov and Mikhail Georgievich Pavlunovskii, also kno
The Strange Case of Sergius Riis
Secret Agent 666
Interrupted journey
Leon Trotskii's brief stay in New York in early 1917, and his subsequent arrest in Canada returning to Russia have been the source of many rumours and accusations. Among these are that his arrest was the handiwork of British intelligence and/or persons in the Russian government, and that Trotskii himself was carrying millions of dollars supplied to him by American financier Jacob Schiff. Using British and Canadian documents and many other sources…
The Tragic Fate of Kalamatiano
Useful brigand
The article examines the person and career of Stanislav N. Bulak‐Balakhovich, a self‐styled Ataman and ‘Peasants’ General’ who operated in the Baltic region, Poland, and Belorussia during 1917–21. Beginning his military career in the tsarist army, following the October revolution he briefly served the Soviet regime but soon became a violent opponent of the Bolsheviks. From late 1918 to 1920, Balakhovich aligned himself with a variety of anti‐Sovi…
K. A. Jahnke and the German Sabotage Campaign in the United States and Mexico, 1914–1918
(1996). K. A. Jahnke and the German Sabotage Campaign in the United States and Mexico, 1914–1918. The Historian: Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 89-112
Sidney Reilly's Lubianka ‘Diary’ 30 October‐4 November 1925
Boris Savinkov, Renegade on the Left
White against red in Uriankhai
1993). White against red in Uriankhai: Revolution and Civil War on Russia's Asiatic frontier, 1918–1921. Revolutionary Russia: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 97-120
The Terrorist and the master spy
Gregory IX's attempted expeditions to the Latin Empire of Constantinople
Gregory IX's crusade (1236–1240) to safeguard the Latin Empire was the last expedition sponsored by the papacy before the fall of the Latin state in 1261. Like his predecessors, Innocent III and Honorius III, Gregory believed that an expedition against his fellow Christians was necessary to safeguard the land route to the Holy Land and to protect the Latin Empire itself. Gregory also shared with Innocent and Honorius the belief that this was a di…
Boris Savinkov, Renegade on the Left
The Terrorist and the master spy
Gregory IX's attempted expeditions to the Latin Empire of Constantinople
Gregory IX's crusade (1236–1240) to safeguard the Latin Empire was the last expedition sponsored by the papacy before the fall of the Latin state in 1261. Like his predecessors, Innocent III and Honorius III, Gregory believed that an expedition against his fellow Christians was necessary to safeguard the land route to the Holy Land and to protect the Latin Empire itself. Gregory also shared with Innocent and Honorius the belief that this was a di…
Useful brigand
The article examines the person and career of Stanislav N. Bulak‐Balakhovich, a self‐styled Ataman and ‘Peasants’ General’ who operated in the Baltic region, Poland, and Belorussia during 1917–21. Beginning his military career in the tsarist army, following the October revolution he briefly served the Soviet regime but soon became a violent opponent of the Bolsheviks. From late 1918 to 1920, Balakhovich aligned himself with a variety of anti‐Sovi…
Sidney Reilly's Lubianka ‘Diary’ 30 October‐4 November 1925
White against red in Uriankhai
1993). White against red in Uriankhai: Revolution and Civil War on Russia's Asiatic frontier, 1918–1921. Revolutionary Russia: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 97-120
Gregory IX's attempted expeditions to the Latin Empire of Constantinople
Gregory IX's crusade (1236–1240) to safeguard the Latin Empire was the last expedition sponsored by the papacy before the fall of the Latin state in 1261. Like his predecessors, Innocent III and Honorius III, Gregory believed that an expedition against his fellow Christians was necessary to safeguard the land route to the Holy Land and to protect the Latin Empire itself. Gregory also shared with Innocent and Honorius the belief that this was a di…
The Terrorist and the master spy
White against red in Uriankhai
1993). White against red in Uriankhai: Revolution and Civil War on Russia's Asiatic frontier, 1918–1921. Revolutionary Russia: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 97-120
Boris Savinkov, Renegade on the Left
Sidney Reilly's Lubianka ‘Diary’ 30 October‐4 November 1925
K. A. Jahnke and the German Sabotage Campaign in the United States and Mexico, 1914–1918
(1996). K. A. Jahnke and the German Sabotage Campaign in the United States and Mexico, 1914–1918. The Historian: Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 89-112
Useful brigand
The article examines the person and career of Stanislav N. Bulak‐Balakhovich, a self‐styled Ataman and ‘Peasants’ General’ who operated in the Baltic region, Poland, and Belorussia during 1917–21. Beginning his military career in the tsarist army, following the October revolution he briefly served the Soviet regime but soon became a violent opponent of the Bolsheviks. From late 1918 to 1920, Balakhovich aligned himself with a variety of anti‐Sovi…
The Tragic Fate of Kalamatiano
Secret Agent 666
Interrupted journey
Leon Trotskii's brief stay in New York in early 1917, and his subsequent arrest in Canada returning to Russia have been the source of many rumours and accusations. Among these are that his arrest was the handiwork of British intelligence and/or persons in the Russian government, and that Trotskii himself was carrying millions of dollars supplied to him by American financier Jacob Schiff. Using British and Canadian documents and many other sources…
The Strange Case of Sergius Riis
Senator William E. Borah
On 1 July 1929, a trial opened in the Berlin-Schoeneberg district court, Germany. The defendants were two Russian emigres, Vladimir Grigor'evich Orlov and Mikhail Georgievich Pavlunovskii, also kno
Hidden Agendas
Trotsky’s short stay in the USA in early 1917, and his subsequent detention in Canada, has spawned many stories and left lingering questions. This article is basically a sequel to the author’s ‘Interrupted Journey: British Intelligence and the Arrest of Leon Trotskii, April 1917’, which appeared in this journal in 2000. 1 1. Spence, ‘Interrupted Journey’. What follows substantially expands the scope of the earlier article and presents much new in…
Tsarina’s Necklace
Testifying before the Congressional Un-American Activities Committee in 1939, ex-Soviet functionary Dr. David Dubrowsky stated that, starting in early 1918, the Russian Bolshevik regime had relied
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