Bolsheviks.
The Communist's opponents were known as White Russians or Whites and their military was referred to as the White Army. This was to distinguish them from the Red that the Communists had chosen as their symbolic color.
Russia became the first nation ruled by communists.
The communists RED Army defeated the Tzars WHITE Army during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
Lenin created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the USSR or Soviet Union) after the Russian Civil war ended in 1923-1924.
The communists primarily fought against various capitalist and imperialist forces, particularly during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), where they battled the White Army and other anti-Bolshevik factions. They also opposed fascist regimes during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In the Cold War, communists faced off against Western capitalist countries, notably the United States and its allies. Additionally, they engaged in conflicts with nationalist movements and other political groups within their own countries.
Russia became the first nation ruled by communists.
The Communist's opponents were known as White Russians or Whites and their military was referred to as the White Army. This was to distinguish them from the Red that the Communists had chosen as their symbolic color.
Russia became the first nation ruled by communists.
The communists RED Army defeated the Tzars WHITE Army during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
The Russian Revolution was the civil war that Russia had for a period of time between the traditional Russian government and the Communists. The Communists would end up overthrowing the Russian government and establishing their own.
Lenin created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the USSR or Soviet Union) after the Russian Civil war ended in 1923-1924.
The communists took over the countrie and Lennon became the leader
The Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin took over Russia after its civil war. The Bolsheviks later changed their name to Communists.
it's about 125.000 Russians was killed during the Russian civil war
wipe out Chinese Communists.
The communists primarily fought against various capitalist and imperialist forces, particularly during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), where they battled the White Army and other anti-Bolshevik factions. They also opposed fascist regimes during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In the Cold War, communists faced off against Western capitalist countries, notably the United States and its allies. Additionally, they engaged in conflicts with nationalist movements and other political groups within their own countries.
As what it sounds to me, the Reds were the Bolshevik faction (Communists) in the Russian Civil War, and the Whites were the people that opposed them (Royalists, Republicans, the Church, etc.)