The Romanoff Scylla and the Bolshevist Charybdis
Subject(s): Bolshevik Revolution (1917-1921), Communism, Despotism, Russia, Vsesoi︠u︡znai︠a︡ kommunisticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ (bolʹshevikov)
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Handwritten essay proposing a middle path for the United States between reactionaries and revolutionaries that should “preserve both order and liberty.” Imperial Russia and Bolshevist Russia are used as examples for the dangers of reactionaries and revolutionaries. Published in Metropolitan Magazine, December 1918.
Collection
Creation Date
1918
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
18
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The Romanoff Scylla and the Bolshevist Charybdis. [1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286991. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. The Romanoff Scylla and the Bolshevist Charybdis. [1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286991.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918]. The Romanoff Scylla and the Bolshevist Charybdis.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286991.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
