Russian Civil War 1919-21
-The Bolsheviks were the 'Reds'
-they have a lot of support of the russians, have a lot of land in the city
-however they were opposed by the 'whites'
Whites were:
-The whites won early victories in 1918 but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
-However reds were more organized and central, they also controlled the industry and had majority of the population
-the lower classes were generally Red. Middle and upper classes were white.
-Peasants were neutral
-they have a lot of support of the russians, have a lot of land in the city
-however they were opposed by the 'whites'
Whites were:
- Tsarist officers
- cossacks
- bourgeoisie
- outlawed political groups
- international community
-The whites won early victories in 1918 but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
-However reds were more organized and central, they also controlled the industry and had majority of the population
-the lower classes were generally Red. Middle and upper classes were white.
-Peasants were neutral
Boris Kustodiev's 1920 painting "Bolshevik".
If there was no segregation at that time, would there have been two different groups (reds and whites)?
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Summary: The Russian Civil war consisted of 2 groups; the 'Reds' (Bolsheviks) and the 'Whites' )all opposing groups). The Reds ended up winning the civil war because they were centralized and liked by people.
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