Civil war in Siberia : the anti-Bolshevik government of Admiral Kolchak, 1918-1920 / Jonathan D. Smele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smele, Jon, author.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich, 1873-1920.

Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich.

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

Siberia (Russia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 759 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Russian Civil War of 1917-1921, a cataclysmic series of overlapping conflicts, was a pivotal event in modern history. It was the Bolshevik victory in this bloody struggle, not the skirmishes on the streets of Petrograd and Moscow in October 1917, which secured the victory of Soviet Communism and provided its legitimacy for seventy years of rule. This book traces the clash between the 'Reds' of the Moscow-based Soviet regime and the 'Whites', the militaristic, counter-revolutionary governments which were established around the periphery of Russia and aided by Allied interventionists. In particular, it details the epic history of the White movement in Siberia, and the fortunes of its leader, Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak. Using a wide range of contemporary sources, Jonathan Smele examines Kolchak's political and military record, and concludes that the White defeat resulted as much from the harsh facts of Siberian economy and geography as from failures of White policy and leadership.

Contents:

List of maps; Preface; Glossary and abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The triumphal march of reaction; 2. The establishment of the Kolchak government; 3. 'What Kolchak wants!': military versus polity in White Siberia; 4. Inside Kolchakia: from 'a land of milk and honey' to 'the dictatorship of the whip'; 5. White débâcle; 6. White agony; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-750) and index.

ISBN:

9780511090271

0511090277

9780511583049

0511583044

9780511008139

0511008139

Publisher Number:

2027/heb05298 hdl