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The Red Army was for the Bolsheviks, since it formed at first out of the Red Guard that enabled the Bolsheviks to take over the government in the October Revolution of 1917.
For all practical purposes the Red Army was a Bolshevik organization. There does seem to be a bit of gray areas concerning it. Most historians cite the Red Army as the defender of the Bolshevik Revolution. Others define the Red Army as an instrument of Lenin and was soon headed by Leon Trotsky.
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Who fought the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war?
The Bolsheviks were the red army. They fought against the white army. The white army was made up of the sailors from the former Russian navy along with other anti communist groups.
Who murdered the Romanov Family?
The Bolsheviks/red army
Who fought in the Russian civil war?
Bolshevik government and its Red Army against the anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia.
What part in the Russian civil war did the Bolsheviks play?
They were the RED Army.
Were Bolsheviks soldiers in the white army?
No, the Bolsheviks were not soldiers in the White Army. The Bolsheviks were a political faction that led the October Revolution and established the Soviet Union. The White Army, on the other hand, was composed of anti-Bolshevik forces who opposed the Bolshevik regime during the Russian Civil War.
What groups made the red army and white army?
The communist group (Bolsheviks) made up the Red Army; the Non-communist group (the Tsar's men) made up the White Army.
What groups made up the Red Army and white army?
The communist group (Bolsheviks) made up the Red Army; the Non-communist group (the Tsar's men) made up the White Army.
What colour was given to the forces pitted against the Red Army during the Russian Civil War?
White was the color adopted by the main forces against the Red. There were also the Greens who were anarchists and wanted neither the Bolsheviks nor the White forces to have any power over them.
What was Lenin's army?
The Red Army was Lenin's army in the Russian Civil War that broke out after the October Revolution of 1917. The Red Army fought the White Army, eventually routing the White Army forces and establishing Lenin and the Bolsheviks as the power in Russia from then on.
What military group had seized control of Russia at the end of the Russian Civil War?
The Bolsheviks.
Was Leon Trotsky the reason why the Bolsheviks won the Russian civil war?
Leon Trotsky was a large reason why they won the civil war, becaue he was the Commissar of War and the one who organized the Red Army into a coherent military force. He was certainly not the only reason though, since a large part of the Russian populace supported the Bolsheviks and the Red Army against the White forces.
How did Germany help the Bolsheviks rise to power?
Not only did Germany fun the Bolsheviks propaganda, but they continued to support them when they came into power in order to push forward their own agenda. This served the German purpose since the Bolsheviks were against the war and could be used as a demoralizing weapon against the Russian Army. .
