The All-Great Don Army

Pyotr Krasnov – one of the leaders of the White movement in Southern Russia, ataman of the All-Great Don Army, participant in the Brusilov Offensive and numerous battles, who fought in the Russo-Japanese and World War I. He was also a war correspondent, writer, and publicist, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1926). «Cossacks do not think about independence and some fantastic life outside of Russia <…> but about the return of the “Sovereign Monarch” to Russia, who could bring peace and establish truth and order in Holy Russia”», – wrote P. Krasnov. This book is the story of his development as a general and ataman. It recounts how under his leadership the «Circle of Salvation of the Don» was formed, aimed at restoring freedom to the Cossack people, how he came to power among the Cossacks, how he later retired, what mistakes he made, what he believed in, and what he despised. In his book, P. Krasnov honestly wrote about himself, about Russian Cossacks, and of course, about Russia, which he passionately loved.