But the revolution actually played out over five horrific years known as the Russian Civil War ... they turn red, beat the Reds till they turn white." As befits a Hobbesian war of all against ...

Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end to Russia's role in World War One. However he could not avoid a civil war. The Russian ... the Red Army out of the Red Guards and from ...

The civil war was a struggle that embodied much of what’s in the headlines today: ruthless violence, Russian fears of ... been arrested by a Communist Red Guard, managed to escape and flee ...

The Soviets created a new, militant iconography to peddle the revolution, transform Communist ideas into accessible public art ... with the Red Wedge (1920) During the Russian Civil War, the ...

In fact, you have stopped a civil war," Putin said. "In this difficult situation, you have acted precisely and harmoniously, you have proved by your deeds your loyalty to the Russian people and ...