Course of the Civil War

Question 1

The First Stage of the Civil War was 1918-1920.

What was it characterised by?

Answer 1

Battles and skirmishes mostly in European Russia. The Whites were very disorganised and very uncoordinated, due to them being geographically isolated and not having a main/dominating commander.

Question 2

Name the three main generals in the Civil War who fought for the Whites.

Answer 2

General Denikin, then replaced by General Wrangel = The South/Crimea
General Kolchak = Siberia
General Yudenich = Estonia

I remember these like:
A in KolchAk = SiberiA
E in YudEnich = Estonia

Question 3

In Summer 1918, Denikin attempted to take over the city of Tsaritsyn, what happened?

Answer 3

Red Resistance stopped Denikin from succeeding and stopped Denikin from joining up with White Armies in the East.

Question 4

In October 1919, Denikin got pretty damn close to Moscow. What happened?

Answer 4

Trotsky and the Red Army forced the army South towards the Crimea.

Question 5

In October 1919, Yudenich got pretty damn close to Petrograd. What happened?

Answer 5

Yudenich only had a small army of 15,000 men so he was forced back by the Reds quite easily.

Question 6

How many died in the Civil War?

Answer 6

8 million people. 1 million Red Army Soldiers.

Question 7

The Second Stage of the Civil War was 1920-1921.

What was it characterised by?

Answer 7

Basically just a nationalist struggle against Poland, who’d recently been granted independence. Russo-Polish War.