White Siberia : the politics of civil war / N.G.O. Pereira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pereira, N. G. O. (Norman G. O.), 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich, 1873-1920.

Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich.

Anti-communist movements--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Anti-communist movements.

Siberia (Russia)--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.

Siberia (Russia).

Siberia (Russia)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 261 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pereira argues that the White counter-revolution failed in Siberia because of the political weakness of the anti-Soviet governments vying for power in the region and especially because of their policies toward the Siberian peasantry. He highlights similarities and differences among their constitutional programs and ideologies, paying particular attention to the Kolchak government as the chief anti-Bolshevik force in the region. Through his analysis of the conflict Pereira attempts to determine whether parliamentary democracy stood any real chance under the extraordinary circumstances or whether it was, as the Bolsheviks alleged, merely window-dressing hiding the real agenda of counter-revolution by military means and restoration of the ancien régime.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Maps

Preface

Introduction

Physical Setting, Background, and Regional Development

Revolution in Siberia -Similarities and Differences with European Russia

Early Resistance to Bolshevik Rule, Contending White Governments, and the Rise of Omsk

Democratic Counter-Revolution and White Union

Kolchak’s Regime in Ascendancy

Kolchak’s Regime in Decline

Aftermath and Consolidation of Soviet Power

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-253) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85361-9

9786612853616

0-7735-6564-7

OCLC:

614474634