Russian Civil War
multi-sided civil war in the former Russian Empire, November 1917-October 1922
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Summary
Russian Civil War is a civil war[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of civil war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,008 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russian Empire[3], Soviet Union[4], Ukrainian People's Republic[5]
- Instance of: armed conflict[6]
- Location: Russian Republic[7], Mongolia[8], Tuva[9], Qajar Iran[10], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[11], Russian Democratic Federative Republic[12]
- Part of: revolutions of 1917–1923[13]
- Commons category: Civil war of Russia[14]
- Has part(s): Left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks[15], pro-independence movements in the Russian Civil War[16], Yakut Revolt[17]
- Start time: November 7, 1917[18]
- End time: October 25, 1922[19]
- Participant: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[20], White movement[21], Vladimir Lenin[22], Leon Trotsky[23], Joseph Stalin[24], Red Army[25], Australia[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Russian Civil War[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- P14541: 3mJAVN[29]
Why It Matters
Russian Civil War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]