Churchills Intervention in the Russian Civil War.
Andy Stuart
- Regions:
- South East, East of England, London, East Midlands, Cumbria, Lancashire, Durham, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Author / Hobby
- Fee:
- Expensed: Travel expenses only. Free within reasonable distance.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 24th October 2024
- Tagged:
- Military History | Russia | 1914-18 Ww1 | 20Th Century History
In the 21st century most people believe November 11th 1918 was the end of the fighting in The Great War. Few know that for thousands of British and other Allied soldiers and volunteers, a very different war continued in a dangerous environment many 1000's of miles from home. Why were they in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution? How did this affect the Western Front? Who were the Czech Legion and Churchill's North Russian Relief Force, what motivated the volunteers and who emptied the Russian prisons? Exploring a forgotten period of British history and Churchill's involvement in it.
Views: 375 | Enquiries: 1About Andy Stuart
With a collection of anecdotes from Arthur Walton, my Grandad, filed in my head, I knew one day I needed to record them in some way. He died in 1972 (I was 11). Lockdowns created the time to start the project. I started writing without knowing what would emerge and without the intention of a book for publication. I had a beginning, August 1914, and an end, 1920, which gave me a timeline. I needed to get the story from a. to b.
The outcome evolved into far too many words for one book; detailed research into a forgotten part of British History with 'Churchill's Intervention', and a fascination with the Allied involvement in the Russian civil war.
My dad was a professional soldier and I was too; in the Royal Artillery, like my Grandad. I left the army in 1987 to work in financial markets for 25 years, travelling extensively to the great city's of the world. After school in South East London, I studied Economics at Warwick University, and later for a Master of Business Administration. After a City career in 2006, I co-founded a technology development business.
Having disliked composing imaginative stories at school, I now find inspiration everywhere. My writing weaves fiction within historical facts of real events throughout WW1 and during a period largely forgotten by British historians; our involvement in the Russian Civil War.
Groups I've presented to and are scheduled include The British Legion, Western Front Association, Veterans, Rotary and Probus clubs, Writers groups and U3A. https://www.andystuart.net/
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