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Jassy Conference

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The Jassy Conference (Russian: Ясское совещание) was a gathering of anti-Bolshevik political figures that met in Iași (then usually referred to in English as Jassy), the temporary capital of Romania at the time, from November 16 through December 6, 1918.[1] The conference was organized by Emile Henno from the French consulate in Kiev. The objective was to coordinate the anti-Bolshevik movements of Southern Russia in order to facilitate dealings with the Allied powers. The twenty-one delegates could not reconcile their differences, despite the need to be unified before the Allies in requesting aid. The conference did nothing to forward any agreements.[2] The Jassy Conference, however, did agree on two points: the desirability of Allied intervention in the civil war and the indivisibility of Russia. In a vote, no candidate for future ruler of Russia could even garner half the votes – General Denikin had the most with nine.[3]

The Volunteer Army was represented by Vasily Shulgin and Aleksei Grishin-Almazov [ru]. The State Unity Council of Russia was represented by Vladimir Gurko and Nikolai Shebeko [ru]. Also present were representative of the National Center, made up of Kadets, and the leftist Union for Regeneration from Kiev.[4]

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  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ Stockdale, M.K. (1996). Paul Miliukov and the Quest for a Liberal Russia, 1880-1918. Cornell University Press. p. 271. ISBN 9780801432484. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  3. ^ Perry, J. C.; Pleshakov, C. V. (2008). Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga. Basic Books. p. 212. ISBN 9780786724864. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  4. ^ Kenez, Peter (2004). Red Attack, White Resistance; Civil War in South Russia 1918. Washington, DC: New Academia Publishing. pp. 212–217. ISBN 9780974493442.