National Movements across Russia’s East, 1918–1919: The Degree and Forms of Involvement in Processes within Anti-Bolshevik Forces

Abstract

Introduction. From mid-1918 to mid-1919, Russia’s East was a scene of tough militarypolitical confrontation. National movements were also involved in this confrontation. Goals. The article aims to show the place of national movements in the all-Russian alignment of political forces. Materials and Methods. The materials investigated are documents from the National Archive of Bashkortostan, State Archive of the Russian Federation, articles from periodicals issued during the Russian Civil War, other published sources and memoirs. Results. The paper shows the position of national movements on the most important issues of the anti-Bolshevik camp, reveals the similarities and differences between different currents within national movements, their relationships with various groups of the anti-Bolshevik camp. Conclusions are drawn regarding the place of national movements in the all-Russian alignment of political forces.

Keywords

• civil war
• national movements
• east of russia
• governments
• parties
• conference
• directory
• power
• all-russian constituent assembly