Whole presentation and convincing conclusions: Review of the monograph by A.V. Ganin “Russian officer corps during the Civil War. Confrontation between command personnel. 1917-1922”

Abstract

The review considers the monograph by A.V. Ganin “Russian officer corps in the Civil War. Confrontation between command personnel. 1917-1922”. For the first time, the author detaily and comprehensively compares the contribution of officers to the creation of Red and White (in parts of Russia), and new national armies; analyzes the motives of the choice; characterizes by comparison the position and role of military specialists. Based on a critical analysis of an extensive source base, the conclusions of the monograph reasonably show the regularity of the outcome of the Civil War. It is concluded that the work is written in a good literary language and will be useful to all those interested in history.