The White Russian Army in exile, 1920-1941 / Paul Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Paul, 1966-

Series:

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russians--Foreign countries.

Russians.

Russkiĭ obshche-voinskiĭ soi︠u︡z.

Russkiĭ obshche-voinskiĭ soi͡uz.

Political refugees--Soviet Union.

Political refugees.

Soviet Union--Emigration and immigration.

Soviet Union.

Emigration and immigration.

Soviet Union--History--1917-1936.

History.

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Protest movements.

Protest movements.

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Refugees.

Refugees.

Physical Description:

vii, 257 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This book describes the fate of the soldiers of the anti-Bolshevik White Army, who fled Russia at the end of the Russian civil war. Remarkably, the Army continued to exist in exile, refining its ideology, and participating in the underground struggle against the Soviets. Paul Robinson sheds new light on the dynamic individuals involved in the White Movement, as well as on interwar Russian emigration in general.

Contents:

1. Civil War 1

2. Russia Abroad 16

3. The Gallipoli Miracle 31

4. The Army, the State, and Society 51

5. The Last Battle 65

6. Dispersal 79

7. ROVS 97

8. Nikolasha Takes Charge 113

9. Activism, Provocation, and Paranoia 131

10. The New Generation 149

11. Defining the White Idea 165

12. Depression and Mutiny 184

13. ROVS Discredited 202

14. Defencism, Defeatism, and War 214.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [238]-248) and index.

ISBN:

0199250219

OCLC:

59376705