- Title:
- The Canadian Red Cross and relief in Siberia, 1918-1921
- Creator:
- Polk, Jennifer Ann
- Date Created:
- 2004
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- relief aid military
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada Russia Siberia
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS) scnt a small team to Siberia alongside the Canadian soldiers who sailed across the Pacific in late 1918 to take part in the Allied intervention in Russia. Once there, the relief workers looked after the supplemental medical needs of the troops and provided them with additional “comforts.” The last CRCS mission members left Vladivostok in January 1921, after distributing aid to Russian soldiers and refugees. This thesis explores the mission’s work and the cfforts of its members, including Commissioner John Stoughton Dennis Jr., to expand the mission’s purview and extend its stay in the Russian Far East. The society’s involvement in Siberia is discussed in the context of the Canadian military venture, Canadian-Siberian economic relations, Britain’s Russia policy after the First World War, and the Russian civil war in Siberia. The motivations for the various kinds of humanitarian work undertaken arc highlighted in this narrative account.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Polk, Jennifer Ann. 2004. "The Canadian Red Cross and relief in Siberia, 1918-1921", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_164.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.