Participation of Chinese emigrants in the civil war in 1918-1920

Xu Hongliang

The article is devoted to the consideration of the participation of Chinese citizens during the Civil War in Russia. The purpose of the article is to analyze the activities of famous Chinese people who were noted in partisan detachments during the war. The theoretical significance of the study is the possibility of considering the role of the Chinese in lectures and practical classes on «History of the XX century» while studying the topic «Civil war in Russia». The practical significance of the article is the possibility of drawing up portraits of famous Chinese citizens during the war. The scientific novelty of the work is an attempt to generalize scattered materials and archival documents mentioning the actions of Chinese citizens who participated in battles on the side of the Red Army.

Keywords:emigration, Chinese citizens, Civil war in Russia, 1918-1920, Russia, China.