Civil war (jan 1, 1918 – jan 1, 1920)
Description:
Oppositions to the Bolshevik takeover-by now calling itself the Russian Communist party-erupted into a civil war that lasted 1918-1920. In order to maintain power, Lenin's government in Moscow began a policy of crushing all oppositionAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1918
jan 1, 1920
~ 2 years