«Kolchak and Pepeliaev in prison»: memories of M. A. Grishina-Almazova by D. I. Petin, M. M. Stelmak

“…Grishina-Almazova, is to present the last days of the key leaders of the anti-Bolshevik movement A. V. Kolchak and V. N. Pepelyaev. …”
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«Only anarchy can give us the opportunity to defeat the Soviet government»: a memorandum by General M. K. Dieterichs to the leadership of the ROVS (1930) by S. V. Smirnov

“…The text of the memo shows the discrepancy between the author’s realistic assessment of the international situation in the Far East, the situation in the Far Eastern regions of the USSR, where there was an increase in discontent with the activities of the Soviet government, as well as the state of White emigration in China and the presentation of the prospects of the anti-Soviet movement based on Dieterichs’ belief in the exclusively repressive and spiritually alien Russian people essence of Soviet power and readiness a significant part of the ordinary military emigration to sacrifice in the overthrow of the «Bolshevik yoke». In the end, this discrepancy had a negative impact on the course of the anti-Soviet struggle.…”
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«The Admiral is becoming a dangerous ward for us» French General M. Janen’s assessment of situation on the White Eastern Front in December 1918 by R. G. Gagkuev

“…Janin, who arrived in the Far East in November 1918 as a representative of the Entente command and the future commander-in-chief of all the troops of the anti-Bolshevik Eastern Front. The situation in which the head of the French military mission in Siberia found himself in November-December 1918, his vision of the conflict between the Supreme Ruler Admiral A. …”
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The role of Religion during the Civil War in Russia (on the example of processes in the Omsk and Pavlodar Diocese) by A. V. Sushko

“…The first is the ideological conflict between the forces of the revolution and religious confessions, which naturally led the Church to the anti-Bolshevik camp. The second is conflicts between representatives of the clergy, caused by ideologically different views religious and political topics and support of socialist revolution by part of the clergy. …”
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UKRAINIAN PEASANTRY AS AN OBJECT OF AGRARIAN REFORMS by G. G. Krivchik

“…In this sense, the methods for carrying out agrarian reforms in an independent and democraticUkraine do not differ much from the methods of the Bolshevik leadership. Thus, as it is shown in the article, the consequences of the agrarian reform can be equally dangerous for Ukrainian peasants. …”
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Uprising in Tashkent in October 1917 according to memoirs of S. V. Sazanov by E. A. Vorobyeva

“…In Soviet historiography, the uprising in Tashkent was presented as a classic workers’ uprising against numerous counter-revolutionary forces prepared and carried out according to a clear plan under the leadership of the Bolshevik party. S. V. Sazanov’s memoirs refute this point of view. …”
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Start of Higher School in Crimea: Taurida University (1918–1920) by Sergey B. Filimonov

“…Of particular interest is the history of Taurida University in the years of the Civil War, when its teachers were the greatest scientists who fled from the Bolshevik terror from the university centers of the former Russian Empire to the “white” Crimea. …”
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Soviet Politics and Diplomacy in the Far East: Strategies and Alliances on the Eve of and During World War II by Yu. A. Dubinin

“…These policies were profoundly shaped by two key factors: firstly, the ideological considerations rooted in the political framework established in the USSR following the 1917 revolution, and secondly, the geopolitical dynamics reflecting the evolving global and regional political landscape in the Far East. The ruling Bolshevik Party and the Soviet government faced formidable challenges as they sought to safeguard the nascent Soviet Republic amid mounting international tensions, both on a global scale and within the Asia-Pacific region.This study aspires to present a comprehensive and integrated examination of Soviet policy and diplomacy during this era. …”
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