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Battle site · The Russian Revolution, 1905–1924

Kazan: the gold and the Legion

Map showing Kazan: the gold and the Legion — The Russian Revolution, 1905–1924
BATTLE SITE · THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1905–1924

Aug 1918 — The Czech Legion and Komuch seize the imperial gold reserve — the empire’s treasury changes sides. For a few weeks the road to Moscow up the Volga lies open.

This is one scene of Chapter 6 — The Ring of Fire in The Russian Revolution, 1905–1924.

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