The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution,
Clockwise from top left: Soldiers of the Don Army in 1919 A White Russian infantry division in 1920 Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Army Leon Trotsky in 1918 Hanging of Yekaterinoslav Red Guards by Austro-Hungarian troops in 1918