HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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V. I. Lenin
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William II
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Nicholas II
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Leon Trotsky
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Detailed explanation-1: -From March 1918 to January 1925, Trotsky headed the Red Army as People’s Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs and played a vital role in the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War of 1917–1922. He became one of the seven members of the first Bolshevik Politburo in 1919.
Detailed explanation-2: -Trotsky takes charge The transformation of the Red Army began in March 1918 with the appointment of Leon Trotsky as war commissar. Most historians agree that Trotsky’s leadership was instrumental in crafting the Red Army into a professional military force.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 22, 1918, the Soviet government decreed compulsory military training for workers and peasants who did not employ hired labour, and this was the beginning of the Red Army. Its founder was Leon Trotsky, people’s commissar for war from March 1918 until he lost the post in November 1924.