The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the two Russian Revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future.
Think of the Russian Civil War like a chaotic schoolyard fight where everyone wants to be king of the hill. Different groups (the Reds, Whites, Greens) are all pushing and shoving trying to get on top.
Red Army: The military force established by Bolsheviks during Russian Civil War.
White Army: A loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought against Bolsheviks in Russian Civil War.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: A peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918 between new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I.
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