The Besieged Fortress: The Untold History of the First Cold War
17 hrs. 10 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Leonid Mlechin
Author
Leonid Mlechin
Narrator
Andrey Leonov
Narrator
Andrey Leonov
Description
But where did the conflict begin—one that has not faded to this day? At what point did Russia come to feel like a “besieged fortress,” a lone fighter surrounded by hostile forces?
In his new book, L. Mlechin, drawing on little-known sources and documents recently introduced into academic discourse, reconstructs key episodes of recent history that were forgotten or deliberately erased from memory. He describes what Western states expected from Russia after the revolution, why during the Civil War foreign troops were landed on Russian territory, and what notions about the outside world—and about their own goals—were taking shape then in Moscow…
In his new book, L. Mlechin, drawing on little-known sources and documents recently introduced into academic discourse, reconstructs key episodes of recent history that were forgotten or deliberately erased from memory. He describes what Western states expected from Russia after the revolution, why during the Civil War foreign troops were landed on Russian territory, and what notions about the outside world—and about their own goals—were taking shape then in Moscow…
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