The Russian Civil War is the most important civil war of the 20th century, changing the lives of over half a billion peo
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English Pages 333 pages Year 2012
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Contents
Introduction
Chronology
Background to war: The October Revolution
Warring sides: An Empire Divided
Outbreak: 1918
The fighting: 1919
Portrait of a soldier: The Black Guards
The world around war: Allied intervention
Portrait of a civilian: Women in the Russian Civil War
How the war ended: 1920-22
Conclusion and consequences: A Century Redrawn
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