Russian Civil War 1919-1921
- The Bolsheviks were the 'Reds'
- All groups who opposed them were the 'Whites'
- Whites were mainly:
- Tsarist Officers
- Cossacks
- Bourgeoisie
- Outlawed political groups
- International Community
- Whites won early victories in 1918, but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
- Reds were more organized and central
- Allied intervention was only half-hearted
- Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population
- Lower classes were generally Red
- Middle and upper classes were White
- Peasants were neutral