The Whites in the Russian Civil War

https://www.radioalbion.com/2021/06/the-orthodox-nationalist-whites-in.html

Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson looks in detail at the complexities of the Russian civil war in the early part of the last century.

The “White Armies” resist all characterization because they never formed a unified movement and unlike the reds, they had no functional ideology or unified command.

The Allies, seeing this, backed the reds fairly early on, especially the anti-German line of Trotsky.

While this lecture series has dealt with the Whites before, this talk gets deeper into the confusing patchwork of ideologies and personalities that were behind both the explosion of nationalist political thinking in the era, as well as the reason for its failure.

Keller and Dietrichs were strong royalists, while Denikin's support for the Allies rendered him as much a liability as an asset.

Rejected by all forces in elite political life at the time, the Whites were doomed to fail, despite the incredible heroism of their leaders.

Presented by Matt Johnson