The events that took place in Russia from 1917 to 1920 were significantly historic in changing the political and cultural landscape within the nation. Russia had previously been under the reign of the Tsarist Imperial Government which collapsed during the February Revolution. Bolshevik ("Ones of the Majority") support within the Russia population grew exponentially during this time. Soldiers and the urban industrial working class largely made up the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin. They continuously demonstrated heavy protests and strikes which inevitably led to the Russia Revolutions of 1917, followed by the Russian Civil War. The Bolshevik party succeeded in the revolutions against the Monarchy, followed by the Provisional Government due to the union of the revolutionary working …show more content…
However, this unity was altered during the Civil War with the establishment of the Red Army which was derived from the Red Guard, where Eduard Dune was a key member.
Economic and social problems plagued the Russian Empire leading up the February Revolution of 1917. The involvement of Russia during World War One caused major failures as the incompetent army suffered many casualties, leading to the growing unrest of the Russian people as they had lost faith in the tsarist regime. Russia should have never been involved with World War One. Russian armed forces had inadequate supplies and were poorly led by the Tsar Nicholas II who took command of the army in 1915. Lenin also felt these sentiments as he exuded that the war was not worth fighting. The fighting caused inflation to ensue. The government's food rationing implemented forced food shortages. This pushed female workers to initially start to recruit thousands of workers to protest these conditions. This is one of the first