N.N. Knyazev at the beginning of 1921 fell into the Asian horse division. There, in the rank of lieutenant, for some time he held the post of head of counterintelligence. Knyazev knew Baron Ungern since the time of service in Dauria, participated with him in campaigns in Mongolia and Siberia, and was a witness to the last days of the Asian horse division. When the plan of her withdrawal to Uryanhai Territory (now Tuva) arose, Ungern instructed Knyazev to collect information about the mood of the personnel. However, the colleagues knew about his work of the counterintelligence and were not frank with him. Therefore, Knyazev was not devoted to a conspiracy against Ungern. Upon learning of discontent in the division, he appeared to the Baron for the report, but at the last moment he was scared and did not report.
In October 1921, Knyazev arrived in Harbin. He worked as an agent of the criminal investigation department of the railway police, then the office and teacher of evening technical courses.
Knyazev kept a diary – at least in Mongolia and Siberia, where he recorded dates, the most important events, etc. Later this diary, in …
Author
Knyazev Nikolai Nikolaevich
Editor
Khvostova D. O.
Publisher
Central Polygraph, 2015
Series
World history
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