"Novikova's treatment of the Russian Civil War is both original and compelling. It will be an agenda-setting book in the literature on the period. Wonderfully written and well argued, it should appeal to those with interests in Russian history and twentieth-century history more broadly." —Peter I. Holquist, author of Making War, Forging Revolution
"The White movement in North Russia had a character of its own, reflecting the particulars and peculiarities of the region, as this excellent new study reveals." —Revolutionary Russia
"Novikova’s challenging work, originally published in 2011, has finally reached English-speaking audiences thanks to the translation work of Seth Bernstein. . . . Readers will quickly find that the book has a great deal to contribute toward multiple fields, including political, social, and military history, each given a fair deal of attention. . . . Any scholar studying this period of revolution, civil war, and crisis should add this book to their repertoire."—H-War