The Omsk Chekists Working with Ex–White Counterintelligence Agents: The Gudimov-Gorsky Incident

Modern Russian academic science pays close attention to the history of national state security agencies, noting that studying their experience is high importance for understanding functioning and society institutions, especially in era social cataclysms. The article presents previously unknown episode from work Omsk Chekists at final stage Civil War Siberia concerning opposition Soviet agencies activities White counterintelligence physical neutralization its employees agents RSFSR. analyze forms methods special services opposing one another end East Russia, using example biography Lieutenant Colonel Gudimov-Gorsky. studied issue connected general historiography problem, emphasizing relevance research. study draws on a complex unpublished sources Gudimov-Gorsky’s archival criminal case, which was closed departmental storage during period. theoretical basis anthropological systematic approaches, problem-chronological comparative-historical methods, permits trace described military political processes context society, attempting comprehend, among other things, influence human factor random element outcome some precedents regional bodies Cheka. part underscores debatable problematic points related limited source base complexity biographical identification Thus, deemed uncompleted, however, it opens way further development designated broad issue. publication may be interest specialists cataclysms, existence officers revolutionary processes, as well socio-political life early society.