Anna Reid
Journalist-turned-historian and author of A Nasty Little War, specializing in Russian and Ukrainian history, who discusses the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War based on archival research and memoirs.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 54min
Anna Reid, "A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution" (Basic Books, 2024)
Anna Reid, journalist-turned-historian known for her work on Russia and Ukraine, examines the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. She recounts sprawling campaigns from Siberia to the Arctic. The conversation highlights shifting Allied aims, soldiers’ harsh daily realities, complicity in pogroms, and how this forgotten adventure was later remembered or erased.
