RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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the Whites
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the Reds
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the czars
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the boyers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Russian Civil War, which broke out in 1918 shortly after the October Revolution, was fought mainly between the “Reds, ” led by the Bolsheviks, and the “Whites, ” a politically-diverse coalition of anti-Bolsheviks.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cheka (a forerunner of the notorious KGB), or political police, was formed in December 1917 to protect communist power. By the end of the Civil War the Cheka had become a powerful force.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Bolshevik faction became known as the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (Bolsheviks).
Detailed explanation-4: -The origin of the CPSU was in the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). This faction arose out of the split between followers of Julius Martov and Vladimir Lenin in August 1903 at the Party’s second conference.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Civil War was a result of the emergence of opposition against the Bolsheviks after November 1917. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds.