The mountain movement and the white army in the North Caucasus in 1918-1919: the history of the failed union
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2023-2-65-73
EDN: EWWCKW
Abstract
The article is devoted to the problems related to the possible military-political alliance of the White Guards of the south of Russia and the mountain liberal figures during 1918-1919. It is proved that the prospects for such a combination of efforts were fully justified. Throughout 1917, the mountain and Terek Cossack leaders established quite successful relations based on a general rejection of the growing influence of the Bolsheviks in the Caucasus region. Attention is focused on the successful episodes of the anti-Bolshevik struggle: the Provisional Terek-Dagestan government, the Terek anti-Bolshevik uprising of 1918, the armed struggle against the Bolsheviks in the North Caucasus. Conclusions are drawn that despite the obvious mutual benefit from joining forces to fight the Bolsheviks, the political ambitions of the leadership of the White Guards and mountain activists prevailed and eventually led to the defeat of all anti-Bolshevik forces in the North Caucasus.
Keywords
Civil War,
North Caucasus,
White Guards,
Highlanders,
British,
Denikin,
Chermoyev,
Kotsev,
emigration
About the Author
Alexander V. Nikolaev
Saint Petersburg State Forestry Engineering University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Nikolaev A.V. The mountain movement and the white army in the North Caucasus in 1918-1919: the history of the failed union. E-Journal “Kavkazologiya”. 2023;(2):65-73. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2023-2-65-73. EDN: EWWCKW
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