Notes about the Civil War. Myths and the truth of history. The third article
In a series of articles, the US-based writer and publicist analyzes and refutes the stereotypical ideas about the Civil War in Russia at the beginning of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, which were imposed on the Russian and international community for decades. Analyzing the vicissitudes of the war in its various sections and in different periods, the author is based on the testimonies of its direct participants from both opposing sides. He widely used memoirs of leaders and military commanders of the White movement, practically unknown in Russia, published in scanty copies in the host countries of the Russian emigration. As a result, the picture is far from one-dimensional, many ingrained myths and legends about the war are dispelled.