These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Inna churikova, anatoliy solonitsyn, mikhail gluzskiy, mikhail kononov. The treaty of brestlitovsk 1918 whereby russia yielded large portions of its territory to germany caused a breach between the bolsheviks and the left socialist. Email citation this is a general overview in a very readable, narrative style, more descriptive than interpretative or analytical. Soviet russia and the central powers, october 1917november 1918 the allies in russia, october 1917november 1918 the volga. Russias october revolution of 1917 produced a civil war between the bolshevik government and a number of rebel armies. The soviets civil war mythology presented the conflict as a heroic story about workers and peasants defeating the combined forces of upperclass russian reactionaries and. Russian civil war causes, outcome, and effects britannica. The effect of the revolution and the civil war went far. Jul 01, 1987 originally published in 1987, evan mawdsleys the russian civil war remains a solid introduction for the general reader to a littlediscussed period of russian history amongst popular historical readers.
Lenin against various russian and interventionist antibolshevik armies. The russian revolution and subsequent civil war were two of the most cataclysmic events of the twentieth century. Oct 25, 2017 any books about the russian civil war will undoubtedly discuss the october revolution as well. A well established artist in russia, his work for osprey includes menatarms 293, the russian civil war 1. The red army defeated the white armed forces of south russia in ukraine and the army led by aleksandr kolchak in siberia in 1919. There are two books i would highly recommend to understand. Reasoned estimates have placed the number of dead from battle and disease in the red army as low as 425,000 and as high as 1,2,000. Russian civil war 1917 1922 interventionist forces. The forgotten story of the american troops who got caught up. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the guardian.
The russian civil war 191822 by david bullock, the white guard by mikhail bulgakov, red cavalry by isaac babel, ten. Sep 02, 2019 the soviets civil war mythology presented the conflict as a heroic story about workers and peasants defeating the combined forces of upperclass russian reactionaries and western interventionists. The second period of the russian civil war was a very important phase. Andrei is an active reenactor and sculptor who, among other things, makes mastermodels for the uk based anglo russian toy soldier company. Top 10 books about the russian revolution the guardian. Again, the book is in the russian language but the craig martelle has provided a most useful translation of all the captions and table items. Russias disastrous performance in world war i was one of the primary causes of the russian revolution of 1917, which swept aside the romanov dynasty and installed a government that was eager to end the fighting. The two largest combatant groups were the red army and white army. White russian soldiers execute bolshevik captives, january 1920. It is a splendidly researched study, the result of prodigious labours in various american archives with some smattering of papers from russian archives in moscow. Though it may read a bit dated, given the history of the last 30 years, the russian civil war has it merits and is a solid piece of scholarship. Through the russian revolution by albert rhys williams. The force was part of the larger allied north russia intervention.
Hidden underneath the chaos and misery created by the horrendous civil war between the red and white armies, the latter backed by britain. Collectively, they were known as the whites while the bolsheviks. Russian civil war, 191820, conflict in which the red army successfully defended the newly formed bolshevik government led by vladimir i. The russian civil war by evan mawdsley 9781605980140. That october revolution began the russian civil war, which in three years would cost the largest country in the world more than seven million lives. Russia s disastrous performance in world war i was one of the primary causes of the russian revolution of 1917, which swept aside the romanov dynasty and installed a government that was eager to end the fighting. Sukhanov, a left menshevik hostile to lenin, was actually. List of books and articles about russian civil war online research. Soviet russia and the central powers, october 1917november 1918. The red army defeated the white armed forces of south russia in ukraine and. Reviewed in the united states on november 12, 2015. War, geopolitics and the prolonged crisis beginning in 1914 shaped the emerging bolshevik partystate, which differed radically from the utopian views of the commune state that lenin had.
Grazhdanskaya voyna v rossii was a multiparty civil war in the former russian empire immediately after the two russian revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine russias political future. The russian civil war was a confusing chaotic affair with numerous factions and personalities but lincoln does a commendable job sorting out the details in a comprehensible manner. Soviet russia and the central powers, october 1917november 1918 the allies in russia, october 1917november 1918. This civil war is often said to have started in 1918, but bitter fighting began in 1917. In the russian revolution, acclaimed historian sean mcmeekin traces the events which ended romanov rule, ushered the bolsheviks into power, and introduced communism to the world. The event is at times clubbed together with the great war. Andrei karachtchouk was born in 1966 and lives in moscow. To go with the source about, murphy brings together another collection of primary sources, both from soviet archives and elsewhere, as above.
Review taken from comments by david on the russian civil war discussion group. The origins of the russian civil war can be found in the desacralisation of the tsarist autocracy that took place in the years before the first world war. Between 1917 and 1922, russia underwent a complete and irreversible transformation. The forgotten story of the american troops who got caught up in the russian civil war even after the armistice was signed ending world war i, the doughboys clashed with russian forces 100 years ago. Andrei is an active reenactor and sculptor who, among other things, makes mastermodels for the uk based anglorussian toy soldier company. Longley the russian civil war of 19171920, out of which the soviet union was born, was one of the most significant events of the. The best book ever written on the russian civil war. Andrei karachtchouk was born in 1966 in the town of mitishi, near moscow. List of books and articles about russian civil war online.
A well established artist in russia, his work for osprey includes menatarms 293, the russian civil war 1 the red army. Russian civil war revolt in the 5 northern rifle regiment. According to budnitskii, jews were both victims and executioners, and while they were among the founders of the soviet state, they also played an important role in the. The russian civil war hi 446 revolutionary russia boston. The collapse of the tsarist regime and the failure of the kerensky provisional government nearly led to the complete disintegration of the russian state. Russian civil war 19171922 russian stamps for sale. In russian jews between the reds and the whites, 19171920, oleg budnitskii provides the first comprehensive historical account of the role of jews in the russian civil war. The russian civil war was to tear russia apart for three years between 1918 and 1921.
May 25, 2019 the russian civil war is regarded as one of the most important occurrences in the 20th century. The end of tsars saw different areas of russia claiming. That rather puts the american civil war in the shade, though there are endless television dramas made on that conflict. The red army had survived in 1919 and had time to solidify and become effective. Dr zhivago is about much more than the russian civil war that began in 1917. Includes bibliographical references pages 312354 and index the triumphal march of soviet power. The civil war is located historically as the culmination of world war i and revolution. List of books and articles about russian civil war. The russian civil war of 19171920, out of which the soviet union was born, was one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1987, evan mawdsleys the russian civil war remains a solid introduction for the general reader to a littlediscussed period of russian history amongst popular historical readers. Political parties and social movements in russia, 19181922 princeton, 1994.
The number of people died in the russian civil war was so high that it shadowed the american civil war. There were not one but many reasons which sparked the civil war in russia. The best books on the russian revolution, as recommended by author. The american expeditionary force, siberia aef in siberia was a formation of the united states army involved in the russian civil war in vladivostok, russia, during the end of world war i after the october revolution, from 1918 to 1920. The russian civil war november 1917 october 1922 was a war in the former russian empire after the revolution of 1917. Evan mawdsley examines the causes and events of the 1917 revolution in russia that led to the rise of communism.
Most of the fighting in this period was on a small scale. The civil war of 191820 the civil war between the bolsheviks reds and the antibolsheviks whites ravaged russia until 1920. The author contemplates whether the russians could capitulate to their previous enemy and whether in fact russia was ever in any condition to carry on the fight even before the revolution began, examining whether a collapse of the war in the east would lead to allied defeat in the west. This book is a well researched book on the russian civil war. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the. Following germanys defeat by the allies and the withdrawal of german troops, the bolsheviks regained some of the lost territory ukraine, georgia, armenia, and azerbaijan during the russian civil war. Bolshevik red army crossing the dnieper river, russian civil war. This book, however, is not simply the story of that. After the pressures of world war i brought about the collapse of imperial russias tsarist regime in march 1917, a weak provisional government proved unable to resolve the profound. David bullock, the author of the russian civil war 2008 has argued that no one has been able to calculate accurately the cost in human life attributable to the civil war. The best books on the russian revolution five books expert. Although most of the war was over by 1920, it took until 1922 for the bolsheviks, who held the industrial heartland of russia from the start, to crush all opposition. Petersburg on october 25, 1917, the a commanding chron. The russian civil war was a multiparty civil war in the former russian empire immediately after the two russian revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to.
Jan 21, 2020 the white threat was at its greatest in october 1919 mawdsley, the russian civil war, p. Russian civil war revolt in the 5 northern rifle regiment on. Aug 07, 2008 the russian civil war of 19171920, out of which the soviet union was born, was one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. In reshaping the largest nation on earth, their aftershocks are felt a century later. Damien wrights first book details british and commonwealth military intervention in the russian civil war. However, the glory of the book is that it starts off reading like a novel and never stops reading like novel. As he implies in his text, there are few geunuine heroes in this conflict as each side practiced attrocities as brutal as any in modern day civil wars. May 22, 2015 the russian civil war was to tear russia apart for three years between 1918 and 1921. Russian civil war, 19181921 military history oxford. The end of tsars saw different areas of russia claiming for. Russian civil war maps geography and map reading room.
David foglesong, who teaches at rutgers university, has written a most interesting book on u. From the russian revolutions of 1917 to the end of the civil war in 1920, woodrow wilsons administration sought to oppose the bolsheviks in a variety of covert ways. Books on the russian civil war triumph of chaos boardgamegeek. It was an apocalyptic struggle, replete with famine and pestilence, but out of the struggle a new social order would rise. Any books about the russian civil war will undoubtedly discuss the october revolution as well. The russian civil war, 19171922 chapter 5 the cambridge. Discover librarianselected research resources on russian civil war from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. He previous work for osprey includes menatarms 305 the russian civil war 2 white armies. Russian jews between the reds and the whites, 19171920. The russian civil war is an event which generally gets lumped together with the the great war. Drawing on previously unavailable american and russian archival material, david foglesong chronicles both sides of this secret war and reveals a new dimension to the first years. The russian civil war is regarded as one of the most important occurrences in the 20th century. There are two books i would highly recommend to understand the russian civil war, although they both contain a significant among of content on the precu. Petersburg on october 25, 1917, the a commanding chronicle of the three bolshevik party stormed the capital city and turbulent years that brought the ironfisted seized the power over the russian provisional soviet regime to political power.
A wellestablished artist in russia, his previous work for osprey includes menatarms 293. A talented girl is trying to find happiness amidst the russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war that split the nation. Lenins bolsheviks moved swiftly to consolidate power, repressing the socialists who dominated the nation as a whole but who were weak in the industrial cities. The russian civil war was a confusing chaotic affair with numerous factions and personalities but lincoln does a commendable job sorting out the details in a. A personal record by nn sukhanov this book was necessary reading for all early historians of the revolution.
The forgotten story of the american troops who got caught. The civil war occurred because after november 1917, many groups had formed that opposed lenins bolsheviks. The russian civil war, writes mawdsley modern historyglasgow univ thunder in the east. Ransome was back in russia to rescue his lover, evgenia, from the civil war a very.
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