Russian Civil War: A History from Beginning to End (History of Russia)

The October Revolution of 1917, which saw the fall of the Tsar and the installation of a provisional government in Russia, was a momentous event in modern history. The establishment of a Bolshevik regime under charismatic leader Vladimir Lenin shook a world already destabilized by years of world war. However, the Russian Revolution was far from the end of the story of the establishment of Communism in Russia.

Within months, the Red Bolsheviks were under attack by the reactionary Whites, who ...