鲍罗廷以苏联驻国民政府代表、共产国际派驻中国代表;国民党国民政府顾问、武汉国民政府总顾问的身份参加了北伐战争,即同时代表国共双方。所以他对北伐战争时期 Borodin took part in the Northern Expedition in the capacity of the representative of the Soviet Union in the National Government and the delegate of the Comintern to China; the adviser to the Kuomintang National Government and the general counsel of the Wuhan National Government, representing both the KMT and the CPC. So he was on the Northern Expedition