Why the Reds WON the Russian Civil War against the Whites

The Russian Civil War occured after the Russian Revolution (February Revolution and the October Revolution). In this conflict the Reds fought against the Whites. Also many nationalist factions as well as armed peasants were involved. The Reds were led by Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, the latter founded the Red Army. The White leaders acted largely independently from each other: Admiral Alexander Kolchak in the east; General Nikolay Yudenich and Colonel Pavel Bermondt-Avalov in the north-west; General Anton Denikin in the North Caucasus and the Don region; General Pyotr Wrangel in the Crimea; warlords or ‘Atamans’ like Grigory Semenov or Roman von Ungern-Sternberg in Siberia and southern Russia. This video answer the question: Why the Reds WON the Russian Civil War against the Whites. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ► SUPPORT ME ON PAYPAL ► SUBSCRIBE ► INSTAGRAM ► FACEBOOK ► TWITTER ► SOURCES – Russia in Flames. War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914 – 1921 (Laura Engelstein). – A People’s Tragedy. A History of the Russian Revolution (Orlando Figes). – The Vanquished. Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923 (Robert Gerwarth). – (19-01-2023). IMAGES Images from . MUSIC “Prelude and Action“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Crusade“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Crossing the Chasm“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Evil March“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Devastation and Revenge“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Lost Frontier“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License SOUNDS . E-MAIL historyhustle[at]
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