Russian civil war 1919-1921
-was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and the White Army, the loosely allied anti-Bolshevik forces.
-The Bolsheviks were the ‘Reds’
-All groups who opposed them were the ‘Whites’
-Whites won early victories in 1918, but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
-Reds were more organized and central
-Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population
-Lower classes were generally Red
-Middle and upper classes were White
-Peasants were neutral
-The Bolsheviks were the ‘Reds’
-All groups who opposed them were the ‘Whites’
-Whites won early victories in 1918, but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
-Reds were more organized and central
-Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population
-Lower classes were generally Red
-Middle and upper classes were White
-Peasants were neutral
summary
The Russian Civil war was fought between the "Reds" and the "Whites". Reds were the more common people while the whites were Tsarist officers, Cossacks, and Bourgeoisie.
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