Russian Civil War
The information in the proceeding chart is a brief description of the two sides that fought during the Russian Civil War that lasted from 1917-1922. Please evaluate this information and answer the questions on your worksheet.
Red Army
aka the Bolsheviks
led by Vladimir Lenin
well organized and well led
wanted to have a communist government in Russia
won the civil war
had Czar Nicholas II and his family murdered
changed the name of Russia to the Soviet Union
White Army
wanted to bring the Czar back to power
were helped by the Allied powers during World War I
was not a united group ( some in the White Army wanted to make Russia a democracy)
were poorly led and equipped
lost the Civil War
Read the following excerpt and then answer the question about it on your worksheet:
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, letter to Nicholas II (January, 1917)
The unrest grows; even the monarchist principle is beginning to totter; and those who defend the idea that Russia cannot exist without a Tsar lose the ground under their feet, since the facts of disorganization and lawlessness are manifest. A situation like this cannot last long. I repeat once more - it is impossible to rule the country without paying attention to the voice of the people, without meeting their needs, without a willingness to admit that the people themselves understand their own needs