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Kolchak’s Omsk government (1918)

On the Russian Revolution map as “Omsk: Kolchak’s capital”

Nov 1918 — A coup makes Admiral Kolchak “Supreme Ruler” of all the Whites, governing from Omsk. His authority is real on paper and thin on the ground — and 5,000 km from the sea his allies control.

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Turning point
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Why the Reds won the Russian Civil War (chapter 9 of Russian Revolution)
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The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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Map showing Kolchak’s Omsk government (1918), turning point in The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
TURNING POINT · THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1855–1924

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