RELATIONS BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNEMNT AND THE PROVISIONAL SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT IN 1918 (as reflected in «Siberian herald» newspaper)

Abstract

The paper studies the coverage of the activities of the anti-Bolshevik movement’s foreign allies in the Civil War inRussia. As an example, foreign affairs withGreat Britainare considered. The research is based on the materials of «Siberian Herald» – the main official newspaper of the Provisional Siberian Government. The main scientists who studied this scientific field are: N. A. Glushchenko, I. P. Koldomasov, P. V. Nesterenko, E. Yu. Sergeyev But it should be noted that the image of the anti-bolshevik movement’s allies was poorly covered in the periodicals. The paper explains the events of this period, and suggests the reasons whyGreat Britainwas only mentioned in positive contexts. Finally, the conclusion is made stating that receiving military aid was necessary for the Provisional Siberian Government. In view of this «Siberian Herald» wrote only positive pieces aboutGreat Britain.

Keywords

• russian civil war, anti-bolshevik movement, great britain, the entente, the press, foreign affairs