The Russian Civil War in Early 1919 I THE GREAT WAR

The biggest conflict, or rather series of conflicts, that had their roots in the First World War are today known as the Russian Civil War. After the October Revolution the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky fought all across the former Russian Empire to consolidate their power. » SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Patreon:   Become a member:   » OUR PODCAST  - interviews with World War 1 historians and background info for the show.   » BUY OUR SOURCES IN OUR AMAZON STORES * *Buying via this link supports The Great War (Affiliate-Link)   » SOURCES Figes, Orlando. A People’s Tragedy. The Russian Revolution (London: The Bodley Head, 2017 [1996]). : : : : Mawdsley, Evan. The Russian Civil War (New York: Pegasus Books, 2005). : : : Robert Gerwarth, The Vanquished. Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923 (Penguin, 2017) : : : : Gattrell, Peter. Russia’s First World War (Pearson, 2005). Leonhard, Jörn. Der überforderte Frieden. Versailles und die Welt 1918-1923 (CH Beck, 2018). Lloyd George, David. The Truth About the Peace Treaties, vol 1, (London: Victor Glocancz, 1938). Mawdsley, Evan. “International Responses to the Russian Civil War,” in 1914-1918 online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Peeling, Siobhan. “War Communism,” in 1914-1918 online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Smele, Jonathan. The ‘Russian’ Civil Wars 1916-1926 (London: Hurst, 2015). Sumpf, Alexandre. “Russian Civil War,” in 1914-1918 online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Volkov, Evgenii. “Czech Legions,” in 1914-1918 online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. » MORE THE GREAT WAR Website:   Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Reddit: htpps://   » OTHER PROJECTS  16 DAYS IN BERLIN:   »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Jesse Alexander Director: Toni Steller & Florian Wittig Director of Photography: Toni Steller Sound: Toni Steller Editing: Toni Steller Motion Design: Philipp Appelt Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: Maps: Daniel Kogosov () Research by: Jesse Alexander Fact checking: Florian Wittig   Channel Design: Alexander Clark Original Logo: David van Stephold   Contains licensed material by getty images All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2020