Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Anarchism, Antisemitism--Political aspects, Despotism, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Political violence, Revolution (Caucasus, South : 1905-1907), Revolution (Russia : 1905-1907), Riots, Russia (Federation)--Moscow, Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg, Socialism, Strikes and lockouts, Ukraine--Odesa, Vitte, S. I︠U︡. (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), graf, 1849-1915
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Cecil Spring Rice provides Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt with a detailed synopsis of the ongoing turmoil in Russia, including student demonstrations, labor strikes, and violent police reprisals. Spring Rice believes Roosevelt has seen accounts of the “inconceivable brutality” of the attacks on students and Jews, and that the “accounts are not exaggerated.” He believes the army is the only organized force left in Russia but wonders how long it will last. Spring Rice believes that no one either trusts or likes Sergei Vitte or his government and due to all the uncertainty “the forces of anarchy flourish.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-27
Creator(s)
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
13
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [November 27, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51923. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918. Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [27 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51923.
APA:
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918., [1905, November 27]. Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51923.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
