However, as the Civil War developed ... After World War One, foreign powers lacked resources or troops to spare Neither the fear of communism, nor the desire to protect Russian autocracy was ...

withdrawing Russia from the First World War, ceding much of the former territory of the Russian Empire Late March 1918 - October 1922 The Russian Civil War rages until the Bolsheviks consolidate power ...

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Here is a timeline of significant events in Syria's struggle for stability after a civil war that has its roots ... supported by Russian forces, successfully retook Aleppo from rebels.

However he could not avoid a civil war. The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921. During this time, the Bolsheviks faced massive opposition to their rule in the form of the ...