We present to the attention of readers a new book by Viktor Savchenko, “Twelve Wars for Ukraine.” The author examines exactly the number of battles that took place in 1917 - 1922, linking them with the desire of the Ukrainian people for state independence. But the emergence of the Ukrainian People's Republic caused rejection by both the Reds and the Whites. Time has turned the tragic events of those terrible years into a legendary fact of distant history. And as a result - more than 80 years of half-truths, distortions, omissions...