Civil War- Armed resistance of SR's/Greens/Czech Legion Flashcards
What was the name of the group who established the anti-bolshevik Volga ‘Republic’ at Samara?
the SR’s
Where was the anti-Bolshevik Volga ‘republic’ established by the SR’s?
Samara
Who led the site ‘Volunteer Army’?
General Denikin
Where was General Denikins ‘Volunteer Army’ formed?
In the Caucasus region in southern Russia
Who formed General Denikins ‘Volunteer Army’?
- Cossacks
- Tsarist loyalists
- outlawed kadets
Who proclaimed themselves ‘‘Supreme Ruler of Russia’?
Admiral Kolchack
What did Admiral Kolchack proclaim himself as ?
‘Supreme Ruler of Russia’
Where did ex-tsraist general Yudenich form a White Army resistance?
Estonia
Who formed white resistance in Estonia?
ex-tsarist general Yudenich
Who were the Czech Legion?
Czechoslovak troops of 40-45,000 who had volunteered to fight on the Russian side in WW1 to gain independacen from Austria-Hungary
Why were the Czech Legion isolated?
because the Bolsheviks signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Where were the Czech Legion set to go to after Russia came out of the war?
eastwards to Vladivostok
What was the Czech Legion’s aim?
To rejoin the allies on the Western Front in the hope of winning international support for the formation of an independent Czechoslovak state
Why did the Bolsheviks resent the Czech Legion?
They were a
- well equipped foreign presence
- travelled arrogantly across Russia
Who challenged the Czech Legion and where?
Local soviets challenged the Czech Legion in fierce fighting in their progress along the Trans-Siberian railway
