Podlinnaia istoriia Dobrovol'cheskoi armii. 1917-1918 - Kenez P.

The theme of the historical study of Professor Peter Kenes of the University of California Peter Kenes was the initial period of the Civil War, mainly in the South of Russia. The approach of a professional American sovietologist to the interpretation of the events of our history is not indisputable in everything, but interesting and certainly deserves attention. Drawing on archival materials and memoirs of the leaders of the White Movement, the author of the book answers the questions: how was the Volunteer Army formed and did it have a chance to turn the tide of the Civil War? - What kind of assistance did the White Guards count on and how justified were their expectations? - Should the Ice Campaign be considered a triumph? - What miscalculations of white generals skillfully took advantage of the Bolsheviks and why many of the officers of the tsarist army switched to their side? - Could things have turned out differently if the White Movement had been led by other warlords and politicians?