Rostov in the Russian Civil War, 1917-1920
Subtitle: the key to victory
By: Brian Murphy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: F. Cass
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921; Rostov-na-Donu (Russia) -- History -- 20th century
Description: "These documents were collected from the archives in Roslov-on-Don, and this book makes them available for the first time in print. Since becoming freely accessible, Soviet archives have provided a rich source for understanding the hopes, fears and strivings of the Russians during the greatest crisis in their history. Both Reds and Whites realized Rostov's vital strategic importance, and the city changed hands six times between 1917 and 1920. These newly published personal stories fill out the social background to its complex mix of classes and nationalities. They convey the daily experience of life in the streets, and the perils faced by either side when changing fortunes forced them to escape across the River Don."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Tsar overthrown; title: After the October Revolution; title: Party politics; title: 1918-1919: daily life under the Cossack atamans; title: 1918-1919: railways after the Whites have taken Rostov; title: 1918-1919: terrorism for a better world; title: Red victory.