“In the Hour of Need Discipline Comes to the Aid”: Little-known Article of V.V. Shulgin Published in “United Russia” Journal (Odessa, January 1920)
The publicistic legacy of the prominent politician and writer V.V. Shulgin is still insufficiently studied. His articles published in 1920 in Odessa journal “United Russia” haven't been reissued since then. In the beginning of the 1920-ies Shulgin tried to organize in Odessa volunteer “Special task force” that would be free from the sins that had affected the members of the White Movement. And though the “Task Force” didn't manage to improve the situation it still played a very important role in the period of evacuation in Odessa. The author of the present article quotes Shulgin's complete text and relates the circumstances of publishing those three articles where Shulgin disclosed the main causes of the defeat of the White Movement, outlined the ways of overcoming the crisis and advocated organizing new volunteer forces.