Shot 26 Commissars of the Baku Commune: the Myths and Realities of the Soviet-British Relations in the Caucasus and Central Asia 1918

Occupation: Senior Researcher, Professor
Affiliation:
Institute of World History, RAS
Russian State University for the Humanities
State Academic University for Humanities
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Novaia i noveishaia istoriia

Edition

Issue 3

Pages

48-60

Abstract

The author of the article proposes a new interpretation of the plot related to the fall of the Baku Commune and the demise of its leaders, based on previously unknown or closed materials of Russian and British archives, as well as diaries and memoirs of participants of events. The main attention is paid to the impact of the tragic episode of the Civil War and foreign intervention on the development of Soviet-British relations during the first decade of the Bolshevik regime in Soviet Russia.

Keywords

Soviet-British relations, Civil War in Russia, foreign intervention, the Baku Commune

Received

22.04.2019

Publication date

23.04.2019

Number of characters

46738

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GOST	Sergeev E. Shot 26 Commissars of the Baku Commune: the Myths and Realities of the Soviet-British Relations in the Caucasus and Central Asia 1918 // Novaia i noveishaia istoriia – 2019. – Issue 3 C. 48-60 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://nni.jes.su/S013038640003984-0-1 (circulation date: 27.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013038640003984-0
MLA	Sergeev, Evgeny "Shot 26 Commissars of the Baku Commune: the Myths and Realities of the Soviet-British Relations in the Caucasus and Central Asia 1918." Novaia i noveishaia istoriia 3 (2019):48-60. DOI: 10.31857/S013038640003984-0
APA	Sergeev E. (2019). Shot 26 Commissars of the Baku Commune: the Myths and Realities of the Soviet-British Relations in the Caucasus and Central Asia 1918. Novaia i noveishaia istoriia (3), pp.48-60 DOI: 10.31857/S013038640003984-0

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