The Russian Civil War: Primary Sources

ISBN-13: 9780333770139 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 274 str.

A. B. Murphy

Opis

Translated documents from Russian archives give fresh insight into the Russian civil war, a struggle whose outcome defined much of the history of our time. Areas covered include Soviet relations with the Don Cossacks, the problems of securing supplies for the Red Army, the issues of disloyalty of the two successful cavalry commanders, Colonel Mironov and Sergeant Budyonny as well as a selection of documents from White sources. Alongside those giving an overview of Soviet strategic planning, a good proportion of these documents come from much more humble sources allowing the reader to feel directly the emotions, the faith, the zeal - and sometimes the deceit - of people living through those crucial years.

Spis treści

Preface Glossary Notes on Some Persons Mentioned List of Maps Introduction 1918 Germans Rout Reds 1919 Whites 1919 Red Strategy 1919 Who Will Win? Sergeant Budyonny Select Bibliography Index

O autorze

A.B. MURPHY is Professor Emeritus, University of Ulster. His previous publications include The Russian Civil War: Documents from the Soviet Archives, Aspectival Usage in Russian, and Mikhail Zoshchenko: A Literary Profile.