Red Guards (Russia)
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Red Guards were paramilitary volunteer formations for the "protection of the soviet power", as part of the Bolshevik Military Organizations. The Red Guards consisted primarily of urban workers and cos
Red guard unit of the Vulkan factory in 1917
Russian Revolution
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The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social change in Russia, starting in 1917. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two succe
Red Guards (Russia)
…formations of Bolsheviks during the October Revolution and the first months of the Russian Civil War. Most of them were formed in the time frame of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and some of the units were reorganized into the Red Army during 1918. The Red Guards formations were organized across most of the former Russian…
Митинг на Невском проспекте
19170704 Riot on Nevsky prosp Petrograd
After the capture of the Winter Palace 26 October 1917
Lavr Kornilov troops lay down their arms