The Czechoslovak Legions: The Army That Seized Siberia
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They were prisoners of war who became one of the most disciplined fighting forces of the Russian Civil War. The Czechoslovak Legions—formed from captured Czech and Slovak soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army—fought alongside the Tsar, then against the Bolsheviks, and ended up controlling the entire Trans-Siberian Railway. This episode follows their extraordinary journey from prisoner camps to seizing the Imperial Gold Reserve, their clash with Leon Trotsky, and the moment they inadvertently launched the Allied Intervention. We explore the Battle of Zlatoust, the 'Legionnaire democracy' that governed trains, and why these men—who just wanted to go home—held the fate of Siberia in their hands.
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