Civil war

Russian Civil War

7 Nov 1917 – 16 Jun 1922 · 55.75° N, 37.62° E

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When
7 Nov 1917 – 16 Jun 1922
Kind
Civil war
Deaths
9,000,000
Coordinates
55.75° N, 37.62° E
Type
Civil war (with foreign intervention)
Region
Eastern Europe / Siberia
Cities
Moscow, Petrograd, Omsk, Kiev
Side a
Bolshevik Red Army
Side b
White Movement + Allied intervention forces
Alliances
Bolshevik Red Army, White Movement + Allied intervention forces

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Russian Civil War

Multi-party war in the former Russian Empire (1917–1922)

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. It resulted in the formation of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and later the Soviet Union in most of its territory.

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