Abstract: This article analyzes the memorandum "Our Present and Future Military Policy in Russia" dated November 13, 1918 as a factor in the policy of British intervention in Russia in November–December 1918. Its author was the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Henry Wilson, one of the most influential figures in the top leadership of the United Kingdom. The memorandum contained his point of view on the past, present and future of the British intervention policy in Russia. Due to its significance and informative value, this document is the object of research, the subject is its content as a factor of British intervention in domestic Russian affairs in November — December 1918. The author of the article aims to reveal the influence of the memorandum of the head of the Imperial General Staff on the policy of British intervention in Russia during this period. The work used retrospective, systemic and narrative methods. Thanks to them, the process of development of British politicy in November – December 1918 is shown; the relationship between the content of the document and the military-political situation, as well as their mutual influence, is presented; the content and nature of the memorandum are reflected in sufficient detail, focusing on the most important aspects for the topic of the work. The involvement of this document in the study of British intervention policy makes it possible to expand and deepen it, as it demonstrates the complex process of shaping this policy in detail, which gives the work a scientific novelty. The main conclusion of the study is that the main problems of Great Britain regarding interference in internal Russian affairs after the Armistice of Compiegne were the prevention of potential German influence in Russia and the containment of Bolshevism. Mr. Wilson proposed, as a modernized form of British intervention policy, to provide assistance to the newly formed states in the former Russian Empire and the Russian anti-Bolshevik forces to solve these two problems. The contents of the memorandum of the Head of the Imperial General Staff strongly influenced the decision of the War Cabinet of the United Kingdom to continue and strengthen the intervention policy in November–December 1918.

Keywords: H. Wilson, Imperial General Staff, War Cabinet, Great Britain, Bolshevism, intervention, Civil War, Armistice of Compiègne, First World War, D. Lloyd George

Abstract: The history of the Russian Civil War is reflected in historical events that go beyond the time parameters of the war itself. The defeat of militaristic Japan in September 1945 put an end to its aggressive plans in Asia and the Far East. This activity by Japan was condemned by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial. The trial examined Japan's criminal actions against the world since the early 30s in Asia, when it took the path of aggression towards neighboring states. The court materials also contained documents, an affidavit – the protocol of the interrogation of another trial that took place in August 1946 in Moscow over the leaders of anti-Soviet White Guard organizations, ataman of the Trans-Baikal Cossack army G.M. Semenov and his associates. The Moscow trial was based on materials revealing the cooperation of participants in the anti-Bolshevik camp with the Japanese authorities in Manchuria, aimed at undermining the Soviet state. But along with them, the trial in Moscow became another confirmation of Japan's hostile actions towards Russia during the civil war. From the above-mentioned facts, it becomes obvious that the Japanese authorities actively participated in anti-Soviet activities in the Far East during the period of military and political confrontation in Russia. These actions, confirmed during the Moscow process, are a serious challenge to Russian-Japanese relations and create tensions between the two countries. The trials in Moscow and Tokyo, which were the result of the policy of the Japanese authorities, recall the complex history of relations between Russia and Japan. These processes also indicate that even in the modern world there are claims and contradictions related to history and the impact of current events on the future. In general, the events described in the text emphasize the fact that history and politics are closely intertwined, and that only through constructive dialogue and cooperation can peaceful conflict resolution be achieved and the well-being of both countries and their peoples be ensured.

Keywords: subversion of the Soviet state, Military Tribunal, history and politics, History of the Civil War, anti-Bolshevik forces, militarism, intervention, the Civil war, International military tribunal, affidavit