Fourteen Points: Point VI – Russia Summary

Let Russia Be Russia

  • Wilson calls for all nations to vacate Russian territory and allow Russia to determine its own "political development and national policy" (VI.1).
  • He goes so far as to suggest that Russia should be treated with "intelligent and unselfish sympathy" (VI.2).
  • He does not go so far as to say that everyone should enjoy eating Russian food, because only approximately 9% of non-Russians can handle dishes like "Herring Under Fur Coat."