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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Russian History</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Russian History</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: История России</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8674</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-8690</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">43700</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8674-2025-24-1-8-18</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">ABUAQA</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIAN REGIONS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ГРАЖДАНСКАЯ ВОЙНА В РОССИЙСКИХ РЕГИОНАХ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Italian Expeditionary Forces in Siberia and Military Mission under Supreme Ruler of Russia Admiral A.V. Kolchak in 1918-1919</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Итальянские экспедиционные войска в Сибири и военная миссия при верховном правителе России адмирале А.В. Колчаке в 1918-1919 гг.</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-6684</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3803-4060</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Gagkuev</surname><given-names>Ruslan G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гагкуев</surname><given-names>Руслан Григорьевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Habil. Hist., Leading Researcher of Center of Military History of Russia</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник Центра военной истории России</p></bio><email>gagkuev@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute of Russian History, Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт российской истории Российской академии наук</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-04-02" publication-format="electronic"><day>02</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>8</fpage><lpage>18</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-04-07"><day>07</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Gagkuev R.G.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Гагкуев Р.Г.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Gagkuev R.G.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Гагкуев Р.Г.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/43700">https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/43700</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The author considers the fate of Italian prisoners of the First World War in Russia during the Civil War, as well as the participation of Italian prisoners of war and troops of the Expeditionary Corps of the Italian Army in the foreign military intervention in Siberia and the Far East as part of the Entente forces. The author analyzed the process of the formation of Italian military units in Russia from prisoners, which began in 1918 in the Volga region, Siberia and the Far East, as well as the formation and dispatch of the Italian Expeditionary Corps in the Far East, which was small in numbers, from Italy to Vladivostok. The article provides information on the number of Italian troops during the Civil War in Russia, places of their formation and deployment, and their participation in military operations. These Italian troops were the only interventionist forces in Siberia consisting of Italian prisoners of war and expeditionary troops which deliberately arrived in Russia. There were also attempts by Italy to organize the work of the military mission in Omsk at the Headquarters of the Supreme Ruler of Russia Admiral A.V. Kolchak; the archival documents regarding its activity are published for the first time. In conclusion Italy was the least active participant in the intervention in Siberia among all Entente countries, and main undeclared goal of Italians - was to gather and rescue former prisoners of the First World War out of Russia.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Рассматривается судьба итальянских военнопленных Первой мировой войны в России в годы Гражданской войны, а также участие итальянских военнопленных и войск экспедиционного корпуса итальянской армии в иностранной военной интервенции в Сибири и на Дальнем Востоке в составе сил Антанты. Анализируется процесс формирования итальянских военных соединений в России из пленных, начавшийся с 1918 г. в Поволжье, Сибири и на Дальнем Востоке, а также формирование и отправка небольшого по численности Итальянского экспедиционного корпуса на Дальнем Востоке из Италии во Владивосток. Приводятся сведения о численности итальянских войск во время Гражданской войны в России, местах их формирований и дислокации, участия в боевых действиях. Итальянские войска были единственными из сил интервентов в Сибири состоявшие из военнопленных-итальянцев и специально прибывших в Россию экспедиционных войск. Отдельно рассматриваются попытки организации Италией работы военной миссии в Омске при Ставке верховного правителя России адмирала А.В. Колчака, впервые публикуются архивные документы о ее деятельности. Делается вывод о наименее активном из всех стран Антанты участии Италии в интервенции в Сибири, а также главной необъявленной цели итальянцев - сборе и вывозе из России бывших военнопленных Первой мировой войны.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>The Great Russian Revolution</kwd><kwd>anti-Soviet intervention</kwd><kwd>“Battaglioni Neri</kwd><kwd>” battalion “Savoy</kwd><kwd>” “Legion Redenta di Siberia”</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Великая российская революция</kwd><kwd>антисоветская интервенция</kwd><kwd>«Черные батальоны»</kwd><kwd>батальон «Савойя»</kwd><kwd>«Сибирский легион спасения»</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="en">The research was supported by RSF (project No. 24-18-00216), https://rscf.ru/project/24-18-00216/</funding-statement><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Исследование выполнено за счет гранта Российского научного фонда № 24-18-00216, https://rscf.ru/project/24-18-00216/</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Baginski, H. 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