The Russian Revolution

              The Russian Revolution is one of the most bloody wars ever. It has the highest death count for any Civil War. The war was between the Russian Republic and the Bolsheviks. There was a revolution in 1918 because there was increasing opposition to the Bolsheviks. This opposition came from indigenous Russian people, Czechs legions in Russia, and the West. The Russian Civil War started right after the first World War, which ended in November 1918. The war started because of oppositional ideologies fighting for government control. This War is also known as the Reds vs the Whites. (Reds were the Bolsheviks and Whites were the Russian Republic/Russian People) 

               There was three Soviet leaders during the War. They were Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Mikhail Tukhachevsky. These men were on the side of the Bolsheviks. These men had a large amount of power of the aftermath of the war. Vladmir was a Political Theorist, Leon was a Revoultionary Marxist, and Mikhail was the commander in chief of the Red Army. The most popular weapon during the war was Japanese Bolt action rifles. Created during World War I. 

               The Russian Civil War caused many casualties. These casulaties came out to the massive number of 9 million deaths including military and civillians.The winning group were the Bolsheviks. Because of this win Russia started the Soviet Union. Some other results of the war were; Russian economy devastated by the war, with factories and bridges destroyed, cattle and raw materials pillaged, mines flooded, and machines damaged. The industrial production value descended to one seventh of the value of 1913, and agriculture to one third.

Sources:
The Russian Civil War, Last Accessed 1/8/13, http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/russian_civil_war1.htm.
The Russian Civil War, Last Accessed 1/8/13, http://www.historyorb.com/russia/civil_war.php
The Russian Civil War, Last Accessed 1/8/13, http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/romeo/russia1918.htm