Modern era · 1917 – 1922
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. It resulted in the formation of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and later the Soviet Union in most of its territory.
- When
- 7 Nov 1917 – 25 Oct 1922
- Where
- Russian Republic
- Era
- Modern
Topics
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People
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Vladimir Lenin1870 – 1924Founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
Joseph Stalin1878 – 1953Politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
Leon Trotsky1879 – 1940Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
Nikita Khrushchev1894 – 1971Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
Josip Broz Tito1892 – 1980Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)
Georgy Zhukov1896 – 1974Marshal of the Soviet Union (1896-1974)
Hideki Tojo1884 – 1948Japanese general and politician (1884–1948)
Lavrentiy Beria1899 – 1953Soviet politician and NKVD police chief
Before and after
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