Russian civil war
The Bolsheviks were the 'Reds"
All groups who opposed them were the 'whites'
-whites were Tsarist officers,Cossacks,Bourgeoisie,Outlawed political groups,International Groups.
All groups who opposed them were the 'whites'
-whites were Tsarist officers,Cossacks,Bourgeoisie,Outlawed political groups,International Groups.
what was the point of the Russian Civil war?
The civil war between the Bolsheviks (Reds) and the anti-Bolsheviks (Whites) ravaged Russia until 1920. The Whites represented all shades of anti-Communist groups, including members of the constituent assembly. Several of their leaders favored setting up a military dictatorship, but few were outspoken czarists. Armed opposition to the Soviet regime centered at first in the south, where the volunteers under Kornilov (succeeded by Denkin) joined forces with the Don Cossocks. The Ukraine was the scene of fighting after the Germans evacuated it following the general armistice of Nov. 11, 1918; it was seized by the Bolsheviks (early 1919), by Denikin's forces (Aug.–Dec., 1919), again by the Bolsheviks (Dec., 1919).