
Always with Honor
The Memoirs of General Wrangel
by Pyotr Wrangel · first published 2020
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Russia, 1917. As World War I drags on, political turmoil slowly paralyzes the Empire. The Czar abdicates. His replacements are ineffectual and incompetent. Violence sweeps the country. One by one, institutions collapse under the weight of chaos and terror. The Bolsheviks, a small group of communist radicals initially supported by German intelligence, launch a revolution that sends the country into a tailspin. The nation is plunged into a terrible civil war which by its end will leave over 10 million Russians dead, with millions more scattered across the globe. Leading the anti-communist “Wh
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Always with Honor (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55807906) Memoir from the leader of the White Army during the Bolshevik revolution. Sparked an interest in Russian history for me.
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