Episode 97 - Bolshevik Terminus

<p>Just as the Russian Civil War appeared to be winding down, a reborn Poland decided to make a play for some open land and invaded Soviet Russia. While the ensuing war would be an opportunity for the Bolsheviks to march on Europe, getting past the Poles proved easier said than done. </p> <p> </p> <p>Bibliography for this episode: </p> <p> </p> <ol><li>Hosking, Geoffrey Russia and the Russians: A History The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2001</li> <li>Figes, Orlando A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1917 Penguin Books 1998</li> <li>Smith, SA Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis 1890-1928 Oxford University Press 2018</li> <li>Fitzpatrick, Sheila The Russian Revolution, 4th Edition Oxford University Press 2017</li> <li>Kotkin, Stephen Stalin: Paradoxes of Power 1878-1928 Penguin Books 2015</li> <li>Smele, Jonathon D The Russian Civil Wars C. Hurst & Company Ltd 2016</li> <li>Mawdsley, Evan The Russian Civil War Pegasus Books LLC 2007</li> <li>Suny, Ronald Grigor The Cambridge History of Russia, Vol III: The Twentieth Century Cambridge University Press 2006</li> </ol><p> </p> <p>Questions? Comments? Email me at <a href='mailto:peaceintheirtime@gmail.com'>peaceintheirtime@gmail.com</a></p>