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the civil war - Coggle Diagram
the civil war
causes
The bolsheviks seized power by force, causing other russian parties to be opposed due to them not submitting to elections and ignoring the soviet.
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Some on the right still yearned for the old tsarist regime, whilst those on the left resented the bolsheviks.
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role of trotsky
Trotsky directed the war from a train, which travelled 65,000 miles during the war
Trotsky boosted the morale of the troops and other bolshevik leaders to encourage them that they could win.
He recruited 50,000 former tsarist army officers and political commissars
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government in war time
Moscow became the capital as it was less open to attack, and a military style of government was formed
The bolshevik party structure appeared democratic; annual congresses were elected by mass membership
In 1919, the politburo was created and had control over state affairs.
At the end of 1922, the union of the soviet socialist republics (USSR) was established
reasons for red victory
geography
the red army had the hub of communications, factories, and the most densely populated areas in russia
organisation
the red army were united in their desire to fight and survive, whereas the whites operated independently
leadership
the red army became well disciplined under trotsky, whereas the white army had few competent leaders