Allied Evacuation and White Victories, March–June 1919

Abstract

In the early spring of 1919, Russia was still a morass of military, political and diplomatic activity loosely divided into Reds and Whites. However, there was little unity in any of the internal groups struggling for mastery of the land. And foreign involvement only made it worse. The various fronts were spread thousands of miles apart and they were all happening at once. Notwithstanding the Allied diplomatic and governmental contortions and the continuing arguments at the Paris Peace Conference, the Whites fought on through the late spring and into early summer.