The Republic of the Ushakovka: Admiral Kolchak and the Allied Intervention in Siberia 1918-20

232 Pages·2017·28.538 MB·English

by  Richard Michael Connaughton

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ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:
THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR
ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:
THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR
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THE REPUBLIC OF THE
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THE REPUBLIC OF THE
USHAKOVKA
Admiral Kolchak and the Allied Intervention in
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Siberia 1918 1920
RICHARD M CONNAUGHTON
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THE REPUBLIC OF THE
USHAKOVKA
Admiral Kolchak and the Allied
Intervention in Siberia
1918–20
R.M. Connaughton
First published 1990
by Routledge
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Connaughton, Richard
The Republic of the Ushakovka: Admiral Kolchak and the
allied intervention in Siberia, 1918–20.
1. Russia, (RSFSR). Siberia, Political events. Role of
Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasilevich, 1873–1920
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The republic of the Ushakovka: Admiral Kolchak and the allied
intervention in Siberia, 1918–20/Richard Connaughton.
p. cm.
“The second book in a regional trilogy”–Pref.
Continues: The war of the rising sun and tumbling
bear. Includes bibliographical references.
1. Soviet Union–History–Allied intervention, 1918–1920.
2. Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich, 1873–1920. 3. Siberia
(R.S.F.S.R.)–History–Revolution, 1917–1921. I. Title.
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For Rosemary Best

CONTENTS
Illustrations
Preface viii
1 In the beginning 1
2 Prelude and disaster 14
3 The Palestinians of Europe 29
4 The gathering storm 42
5 Eggs loaded with dynamite 59
6 Towards the peak 75
7 Coup 89
8 Quo vadis? 102
9 The isle of dogs 118
10 Death wish 131
11 Abandoned 145
12 The Republic of the Ushakovka 158
Epilogue 171
Appendix 177
Notes 181
Bibliography 183
Index 185