British adventurers and revolutionary Russia’s war over Bessarabia

Swain, G. (2021) British adventurers and revolutionary Russia’s war over Bessarabia. Revolutionary Russia, 34(2), pp. 219-238. (doi: 10.1080/09546545.2021.1996320)

Abstract

For the first three months of 1918, Soviet Russia and Romania fought a revolutionary war, and yet the two countries were so recently allies in the struggle against the Central Powers. This article explores the question of British support for Romania from Russia as the Bolsheviks took power and efforts to bring this unnecessary – from an Allied perspective – war to an end. Part adventure story, it has a serious subtext.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Swain, Professor Geoffrey
• Authors: Swain, G.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
• Journal Name: Revolutionary Russia
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 0954-6545
• ISSN (Online): 1743-7873
• Published Online: 30 November 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Author
• First Published: First published in Revolutionary Russia 34(2): 219-238
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License