by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Russian Empire
Russian Civil War, (1918–20), conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government led by Vladimir I. Lenin against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies. Seeds Of Conflict Russia’s disastrous performance in... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Jan 7, 2019 | Russian Empire
Trotsky decided at the beginning of 1918 it was time to reorganize the officer corps of the Red Army. For this he reached out to several NCOs who had been trained in the Tsarist army. The new army would be built up around the Red Guards, the paramilitary forces...