Question

What was the reason for the civil war in Russia

Answer 1

Britian France and America were angry because Russia had dropped out first world war attacked by bolsheviks

Answer 2

The Russian civil war was fought between Reds(Communists),Whites(Royalists) and Greens(Peasants and others)

-Many of participants of Russian Revolution were not communists.So after Lenin came in,They opposed his actions like collectivisation etc.

-Military forces loyal to Czar were still active and formed White forces who fought Communists with support of Allied forces of WW1

-Some people,Especially Peasants who didnt want collectivisation,didnt want either of Communists or Royals,So they formed the Green Army to fight others

-The fighting in mainland Russia ended in 1923,While fighting in Central Asia continued until 1924