Notes
-The Bolsheviks were the Reds, all who opposed them were the Whites
-Whites included Tsarist officers (loyal to the king), Cossacks (upper class) , Bourgeoisie (Upper-middle class), outlawed political groups, and the international community
-Whites won early battles but eventually they were out played by Leon Trotsky
-Reds controlled a majority of resources and population
-Lower class were red, middle and upper class were white.
-Allied white effort was not fully committed
-The Bolsheviks were the Reds, all who opposed them were the Whites
-Whites included Tsarist officers (loyal to the king), Cossacks (upper class) , Bourgeoisie (Upper-middle class), outlawed political groups, and the international community
-Whites won early battles but eventually they were out played by Leon Trotsky
-Reds controlled a majority of resources and population
-Lower class were red, middle and upper class were white.
-Allied white effort was not fully committed
Summary
A fight between upper class (white) and lower class (reds) to decide the political future of Russia. Whites fought against the reds and governments in an attempt to prevent the equality to come.
Quotes
"Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?"
Victor Hugo
Subjunctive Question
If the whites had won, would the idea of total equality been exiled from Russia?
A fight between upper class (white) and lower class (reds) to decide the political future of Russia. Whites fought against the reds and governments in an attempt to prevent the equality to come.
Quotes
"Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?"
Victor Hugo
Subjunctive Question
If the whites had won, would the idea of total equality been exiled from Russia?