The early years of Bolshevik rule were marked by dynamic interaction between Russia and the West. These years of civil war in Russia were years when the West strove to understand the new communist regime while also seeking to undermine it. Meanwhile, the Bolsheviks tried to spread their revolution
Spies and Commissars: Bolshevik Russia and the West
โ Scribed by Hughes, Michael
- Book ID
- 119947482
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0954-6545
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