The Bolsheviks were the red army. They fought against the white army. The white army was made up of the sailors from the former Russian navy along with other anti communist groups.
ANSWER No they didn't. They instead sent to Russia military forces which fought against the Bolsheviks.
They were the RED Army.
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
The faction in the Russian Civil War fought for control of Russia after the Bolsheviks ousted the Provisional Government. The Red forces fought for one reason, which was to retain control once they had seized control of the country. The White Forces fought for various reasons. Some factions of the White Forces fought to oust the Bolsheviks and reinstate the tsarist monarchy. Some White Forces fought to oust the Bolsheviks and institute a constitutional democratic government. Some White Forces fought to oust the Bolsheviks and institute a military dictatorship. Then there were the Green Forces, which seem to be forgotten. They were anarchists, but not in the sense of a lawless society. They fought just to be left alone by any Russian government.
Bolsheviks.
Bolsheviks and mensheviks
Bolsheviks and mensheviks
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
The Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin took over Russia after its civil war. The Bolsheviks later changed their name to Communists.
The Russian Civil War was between 1917 and 1920. The Red faction, also called the Bolsheviks, won.
The Bolsheviks did not seize power during the Russian Civil War. They had already seized governmental power from the Provisional Government in 1917. The civil war is generally figured to have started in 1918. The Bolsheviks managed to retain their power, not seize it, by winning the civil war.