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
What happened when Bolshevik officials tried to arrest some of the Czech Legion soldiers?
The Czech Legion seized the railway line through much of Western Siberia and parts of European Russia
Why were the SR’s bitter to the Bolsheviks?
They believed that the Bolsheviks usurped the authority that was theirs
When were the assassination attempts of Lenin?
July and August 1918
Who performed the second attempted assassination of Lenin ?
Dora Kaplan, SR fanatic
How did Dora Kaplan, SR fanatic contribute to Lenin’s death ?
4 years after her attempted assassination Lenin died due to having the bullet lodged in his neck
Who were examples of the Greens ?
- Ukrainians
- Georgians
Who was the best known Green leader?
Nestor Makhno , a one-time Bolshevik , anarchist and skilled fighter
Why was Nestor Makhno known as the best Green leader?
He organised a guerrilla resistance to the Reds in the Ukraine which lingered on until 1921
