Гражданская война в России. 1917–1922: осмысление через столетие
The Civil War in Russia. 1917–1922: Сomprehension after a Hundred Years

Summary/Abstract: The article gives an excursion into the history of civil wars, characterizes their main features and peculiarities. The paper indicates the most significant studies of this subject. The periodization of the study of the Russian Civil War over the past hundred years is presented, and the main features and peculiarities of the Soviet and post-Soviet stages of its cognition are highlighted. The paper discovers the main results of the work done by historians on understanding the Civil War in Russia in connection with its centenary: scientific conferences, the most significant completed and ongoing scientific projects and publications. The modern understanding of the unique phenomenon of the Russian Civil War as a series or complex of wars and confrontations with the characteristics of the most important of them is analyzed. The author examines the study of some major problems of Civil War and foreign intervention. The article notes both the positive results achieved and the progress in cognition with the indication of the most informative published monographs and the departure of a number of topics to the periphery of research. The paper deals with the topic of historical memory and lessons of the Civil War in our country and abroad, the struggle of opinions on these issues. The author indicates the main directions of improving the work on memorialization of the Russian Civil War and formation of historical memory about it.

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