My Russian is weak but have friends who are fluent. Lensen, a noted American scholar on the conflict relied primarily two Soviet Russian sources to tell the story of war, Vladimir Kulagin and Nokolie Iakovlev’s Podvig Osoboi Dal’nevostochnoi [Campaign of the Special Far East (Army)] published in 1970 and N. P. Sunstov, A. I. Teleshensko, and M.P. Khvosikov’s Krasno-Zamyennaya Dal’nevostochnyi [Red Banner Far Eastern (Military District)] published in 1971.
Have five additional secondary sources published after 1974 obtained with the support of David Glantz, such as N. Agrov and N. F. Syngorky. Krasno-Zamyennaya Amurskaya Flotiliya [Red Banner: The Amur River Flotilla], 1976; Dishentsky, V. Razgrom Kitaiskia Militaristov v Raeone KVZhD v 1929 [Defeat of the Chinese Military in the CER Region in 1929]; Yu. M. Shchenkov, N. V. Ogarkov, ed. Manchzhuro-Chzhalainorskaiia Operatsiia 1929 [The Manchuria-Chalainor Operation 1929], 1979; N. V. Ogarkov, ed. Sovietsko-Kitaiskia Konflikt 1929 [The Soviet-Chinese Conflict of 1929], 1979; and ColGen G. F. Krivosheev’s. Grif Sekretnosty Snyat: Poteyery Voorozhyennik Sel USSR V Voynak, Boyevik Deystveyak e Voennoe Conflictak. [Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century], 1993; as well as chapter five of G. F. Kuzman’s 1959 work, Na Strazhe Mirnogo Truda (1921-1940) [On Guard for Peace (1921-1940)].
Did not know the "Amur," formerly "Whirlwind" of the "Typhoon" class river monitors, had been converted to a seaplane tender until visiting this site. Also
http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_of_tayfun.htm may help.
The rules for using sources are very rigid. You kindly provided: "Selected HIstory Materials of Liaoning Province No.8"(辽宁文史资料选辑 第八辑, maybe published in the 1980s). To be cited in an academic paper the following is needed;
Author or Editor:
Title: Selected HIstory Materials of Liaoning Province No.8"(辽宁文史资料选辑 第八辑)
City Published:
Name of Publisher:
Year Published: 198??
Page number(s) where the information is contained:
That is why it is difficult to use this website except as a path and not as an end.
Have been obtaining Chinese language sources by web search. For example, found a web article by the Anhui News published on 11 June 2007 entitled "The Forgotten War, the 1929 Sino-Soviet conflict." Then used a web-based translation tool to convert (rather imperfectly) the Chinese into English.
As for the White Russians, you earlier asked about a Soviet Russian film, there is a 1925 film on the Warlord Army in Manchuria and there was a published review on the web but cannot find the address. The only known existing copy is held by the Imperial War Museum in the UK. Would like to see it if I make it back there someday.
My interest in White Russians is focused on trying to verify the Soviet claims of White Russian border raids in 1929. The NEFDA never was noted for using White Russian troops except for manning armored trains. They did use White Russian officers as advisors (along with ex-service British and active-duty Japanese officers).
When Chang Tso-lin was alive he was allied with Zhang Zongchang/Chang Tsung-ch'ang who ruled the Shandong/Shantung peninsula and actively recruited White Russian mercenaries. Felix Patrikeeff published Russian Politics in Exile in 2002 which focuses primarily on the Russians peoples in Manchuria during the 1924-1931 period. There is not much on White Russian soldiers. There is a website:
http://www.soviethistory.org that has a film clip of the street protests in Moscow following the seizure of the CER in 1929 as well as a clip showing the arrival of the new Chinese head of the CER in Harbin in 1929. Several White Russian officers and batmen are plainly visible on the platform awaiting the arrival of the Chinese general.
Thanks for your help,
