Abstract

Russia's Bill of Damages

Much has been said about Russia's debts and the claims on behalf of other nations against Russia for damages and expropriation of property, but little has been said about Russia's claims. The article presents a summary of the counterclaims put forward by Russia, chiefly at the Genoa, Italy Conference in 1922. The Soviet losses were divided in the Genoa memorandum into four main categories. The first category included the items: Gold exported from the state treasury illegally, destruction of food and other property, known damages caused to railways, river transport, etc. The second category consists of domestic losses which cannot be estimated so exactly. In particular, it includes deterioration and damage of railways, water transport, town buildings, peasants' stock, etc., and pensions to be paid to victims of the civil war.