ABSTRACT This analysis addresses the Council of Ambassadors, a much-neglected body that was composed of Russia’s pre-Revolutionary diplomats following the October Revolution of 1917. Centred in Paris, at the heart of the Russian émigré community, the Council of Ambassadors attempted to assert its authority as the rightful representatives of Russia and engaged with foreign governments. It also took steps to block the recognition of the Bolshevik regime and enlist support for the Whites in the Russian Civil War. Although ultimately unsuccessful, the Council of Ambassadors did continue as the representative of Russia at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and until the Soviets were officially recognised by other Powers in the early 1920s. The study of the Council of Ambassadors raises important questions about the fate of a diplomatic corps following a revolution, and how personal identity within the émigrés tied to their former status. It also sheds light on how other Powers chose to deal with the representatives of a Russia that had been overthrown.

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“没有政府的大使馆”：大使委员会与俄国革命后沙皇外交的坚持

摘要 本分析针对大使委员会，这是一个被严重忽视的机构，由 1917 年十月革命后俄罗斯革命前的外交官组成。以巴黎为中心，俄罗斯移民社区的核心，大使委员会试图主张其作为俄罗斯合法代表的权威并与外国政府接触。它还采取措施阻止对布尔什维克政权的承认，并在俄罗斯内战中争取对白人的支持。尽管最终没有成功，大使委员会确实在 1919 年的巴黎和会上继续作为俄罗斯的代表，直到 1920 年代初其他国家正式承认苏联。大使委员会的研究提出了一些重要问题，即革命后外交使团的命运，以及流亡者的个人身份如何与他们以前的身份联系在一起。它还揭示了其他大国如何选择与被推翻的俄罗斯的代表打交道。