S. M. Budenny in 1917: myth and reality

The article, based on previously unknown archival documents, investigates Budenny.s service in the Caucasian Cavalry Division in 1917. Special attention is given to the elucidation of his participation in the work of the Army Committees, M.V. Frunze.s influence on him, his role in the suppression of the Kornilov revolt and in the October revolution. It concludes that Budenny discharged daily military functions only and did not lead any revolutionary work. He became a Bolshevik supporter only after the October revolution.