National Movements across Russia’s East, 1918–1919: The Degree and Forms of Involvement in Processes within Anti-Bolshevik Forces
https://doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2020-52-6-1537-1545
Abstract
Introduction. From mid-1918 to mid-1919, Russia’s East was a scene of tough military-political confrontation. National movements were also involved in this confrontation. Goals. The article aims to show the place of national movements in the all-Russian alignment of political forces. Materials and Methods. The materials investigated are documents from the National Archive of Bashkortostan, State Archive of the Russian Federation, articles from periodicals issued during the Russian Civil War, other published sources and memoirs. Results. The paper shows the position of national movements on the most important issues of the anti-Bolshevik camp, reveals the similarities and differences between different currents within national movements, their relationships with various groups of the anti-Bolshevik camp. Conclusions are drawn regarding the place of national movements in the all-Russian alignment of political forces.
Keywords
civil war,
national movements,
East of Russia,
governments,
parties,
conference,
directory,
power,
All-Russian Constituent Assembly
Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by government subsidy — project name ‘Turkic Peoples of the Southern Urals: Spiritual Culture’ (state reg. no. АААА-А17-117040350082-3).
About the Author
Alexander D. Kazanchiev
Institute of History, Language and Literature of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the RAS (71, Oktyabrya Ave., Ufa 450077, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sc. (History), Senior Research Associate
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For citations:
Kazanchiev A.D. National Movements across Russia’s East, 1918–1919: The Degree and Forms of Involvement in Processes within Anti-Bolshevik Forces. Oriental Studies. 2020;13(6):1537-1545. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2020-52-6-1537-1545
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