Constructive Spirit: Quakers in Revolutionary Russia
by David W. McFadden, Claire Gorfinkel, Sergeĭ Nikitin
Category: Political Science

The history of Anna Haines, Nancy Babb and the other Quakers who went to Russia to provide relief from war and famine between 1916 and 1931 enables us to explore intertwined issues of religious witness, political action and humanitarian service in the midst of extremely challenging personal and political conditions.