About the book: year / During the Civil War in Russia 1917–1922. The issue of managing the armed forces has become especially pressing. Old Russia faded into oblivion, and on its ruins many state formations arose, which began to form their own armies and needed officers. The main source of command staff for these armies turned out to be officers of the old Russian army. In the monograph of a famous specialist on the history of the Civil War in Russia and the Russian officer corps of the first quarter of the twentieth century. Doctor of Historical Sciences A.V. Ganina for the first time, based on documents from Russian and foreign archives, analyzed the role of officers in the creation of opposing armies of the Civil War. The book is intended for everyone interested in the military-political history of Russia and neighboring states in the revolutionary era.