FRUNZE Soviet Politburo Military Revolution Leader Book

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FRUNZE Russian Soviet Revolutionary Military Politburo Leader Book You are bidding on a russian Book - "Stories about Frunze", Published by "Detskaya Literatura" Moscow, Soviet Union (USSR). 208 pages including more 60 rare archival black-and-white photos. I hope that reader will get much pleasure from reading this book. Text in Russian. About Frunze: Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze (also known as Arseniy Trifonych; February 2 [O.S. January 21] 1885-October 31, 1925) was a Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917. During the February Revolution, Frunze was head of the Minsk civilian militia before being elected president of the Byelorussian Soviet. He later went to Moscow, and led an armed force of workers to aid in the struggle for control of the city. After the October takeover, in 1918, Frunze became Military Commissar for the Voznesensk Province. During the early days of the Russian Civil War, he was appointed as head of the Southern Army Group. After defeating Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak and the White Army in Omsk, Leon Trotsky (the head of the Red Army) gave total command of the Eastern Front to him. Frunze went on to rid his native Turkestan of Basmachi insurgents and White troops. He captured Khiva in February and Bukhara in September. In November 1920, Frunze retook the Crimea and managed to push White general Pyotr Wrangel and his troops out of Russia. He was also instrumental in the destruction of Nestor Makhno's anarchist movement in Ukraine after Makhno refused to merge with the Red Army. In 1921, he was elected to the Central Committee of the Russian Bolshevik Party, and, in January, 1925, became the Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council. A strong supporter of Grigory Zinoviev, Frunze came into conflict with Josef Stalin, one of Zinoviev's chief opponents. He died of a chloroform poisoning during a stomach operation on 31 October 1925; it is believed that Stalin arranged his death. Boris Pilnyak's story "The Tale of the Unextinguished Moon" was based on Frunze's death. He was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Format: Hardcover Publishing house: "Detskaya Literatura" Moscow Printed: 1987 Pages: 208 Dimensions: 13x21 cm (5x8 in.) Language: Russian Condition: Good Book Subject: Biographies. Historical literature. More than 60 rare photos! Visit my Store! PAYMENT I ask you to pay right after the endings of auction ! I have a representative in U.S. who accepts payments for me: VISA/Master Credit Card payments via PayPal, Money Orders and Personal Checks are welcome. PAYPAL: Please go to and submit your payment to MONEY ORDERS, PERSONAL CHECKS: Please make your Check/Money Order payable to Western Bid, Inc. and send it to the following address: Western Bid, Inc. Attn: tudeski74 56 Nathan Lane North Plymouth, MN 55441 USA Please include the item # and your shipping address along with your payment Upon completion of the auction I will contact you with details on how to complete the transaction. Once I receive your payment and ship your item I will send you a confirmation email. SHIPPING WORLDWIDE SHIPPING & HANDLING Shipping Cost for the first item $ 10.00 Usually it takes 1-2 weeks to Europe and 2-3 weeks to the rest of the World. International shipping by airmail. (Worldwide) I send item immediately after payment arrives. THANKS FOR LOOKING. HAPPY BIDDING! read more

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