About the Author

Evan Mawdsley is Professor of History at Glasgow University. He has written numerous books and articles on Russian history and is the co-author of The Soviet Elite from Lenin to Gorbachev. He lives in Glasgow.

Reviews

'a miracle of concision, clarity and completeness' - 
*Michael Malancon*

'abounds in controversial judgements, ably backed and well documented' 
*D.A. Longley*

'the best book ever written on the Russian Civil War ... a first-rate work of scholarly synthesis'
*Robert McNeal*