The Soviet-British fight for Middle Asia and Afghanistan in 1919-1920

After retreat of the front of Kolchak and establishment of strong communication with Turkistan huge value for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was gained by the relations with Afghanistan. The relations with this country were extremely important and in interests of opposition with England in the east, and in interests of strengthening of positions to Middle Asia. By the beginning of the XX century this region was the traditional arena of almost century opposition United Kingdom and Russian Federation, Kipling Redyard the name "Big game". However, in no small measure to the revival the term "The Great game" is obliged to other British — the brilliant historian Peter...