jan 15, 1920 - In the middle of January, 1920, the Bolsheviks de clared Makhno and the members of his army outlaws for their refusal to go to the Polish front. This date marked the beginning of a violent struggle between the Makhnovists and the Communist power. We will not go into all the details of this struggle, which lasted nine months. We will only note that it was a merciless struggle on both sides. The Bolsheviks relied on their numerous well-armed and well-supplied divi- sions. In order to avert fraternization betw (Timeline)