Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War (1917–1922): Historical Experience and Lessons for the Present

Abstract

The article analyses the materials on the Allied military intervention in Russia presented at the round table that took place in Moscow in March 2024. This topic is relevant due to the challenges faced by Russia nowadays. The presentations covered the reasons for the Allied intervention, its participants, their goals and interests, the chronology of the invasion, its milestones, key events and final results, as well as the historical experience of fighting against the intervention. It was emphasized that the huge foreign military and other assistance to the anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia escalated and prolonged the Civil War. In addition, the round table participants discussed the relevant historical lessons drawn from the experience of fighting against the intervention, as well as the formation and preservation of historical memory of the Civil War and Allied intervention in Russia.