This book is a memoir of Russian history at the beginning of the 20th century. As a personal witness, the author's content involves a number of major issues such as the military, politics, society, and economy. The Russian people gain strength and wisdom from blood, terror and poverty, moral and physical death.

Reproduction of the original: The Russian Turmoil by Anton Ivanovich Denikin

Excerpt from The Russian Turmoil: Memoirs; Military, Social, and Political IN the midst of the turmoil and bloodshed in Russia people perish and the real outlines of historical events are obliterated. It is for this reason that I have decided to publish these memoirs, in spite of the difficulties of work in my present condition of a refugee, unable to refer to any archives or documents and deprived of the possibility of discussing events with those who have taken part in them. The first part of my book deals chiefly with the Russian Army, with which my life has been closely linked up. Political, social and economic questions are discussed only in so far as I have found it necessary to describe their influence upon the course of events. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Russian Turmoil: Memoirs; Military, Social, and Political The Activities of the Provisional Government: Food Supplies, Industry, Transport, and Finance; The Strategical Position of the Russian Front; The Activities of the Provisional Government: Food Supplies, Industry, Transport, and Finance; The Strategical Position of the Russian Front; The Question of the Advance of the Russian Army; Military Reforms - The Generals - The Dismissal from the High Command; "Democratisation of the Army" - Administration, Service and Routine; The Declaration of the Rights of the Soldier and Committees; The Democratisation of the Army: The Commissars; The Democratisation of the Army - The Story of "The Declaration of the Rights of the Soldier"; The Press and Propaganda; The Condition of the Army at the July Advance; Officers' Organisations; The Revolution and the Cossacks; National Units; May and the Beginning of June in the Sphere of Military Administration - The Resignation of Gutchkov and General Alexeiev - My Departure from the Stavka - The Administration of Kerensky and General Brussilov; My Term as Commander-In-Chief on the Western Russian Front About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In the midst of the turmoil and bloodshed in Russia people perish and the real outlines of historical events are obliterated. It is for this reason that I have decided to publish these memoirs, in spite of the difficulties of work in my present condition of a refugee, unable to refer to any archives or documents and deprived of the possibility of discussing events with those who have taken part in them. The first part of my book deals chiefly with the Russian Army, with which my life has been closely linked up. Political, social and economic questions are discussed only in so far as I have found it necessary to describe their influence upon the course of events. In 1917 the Army played a decisive part in the fate of Russia. Its participation in the progress of the Revolution, its life, degradation and collapse should serve as a great warning and a lesson to the new builders of Russian life. This applies not only to the struggle against the present tyrants. When Bolshevism is defeated, the Russian people will have to undertake the tremendous task of reviving its moral and material forces, as well as that of preserving its sovereign existence. Never in history has this task been as arduous as it is now, because there are many outside Russia's borders waiting eagerly for her end. They are waiting in vain. The Russian people will rise in strength and wisdom from the deathbed of blood, horror and poverty, moral and physical.