Historical Facts | Russia & the Soviet Union 1917-1941

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Who were the ‘Reds’ during the civil war in Russia 1918-1921?

Bolsheviks consisting workers, peasants, sailors, Red Guard workers, men, and officers.

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Who were the ‘Whites’ during the civil war in Russia 1918-1921?

Counter-revolutionaries or tsarist supporters.

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3

Who were the ‘Blacks’ during the civil war in Russia 1918-1921?

Anarchists.

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Who were the ‘Greens’ during the civil war in Russia 1918-1921?

Peasants who wanted to protect their land from Reds & Whites.

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5

How many people were lost from the outcome of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

62 million people lost.

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6

How much marks were lost in the outcome of the Treat of Brest-Litovsk?

6 million marks.

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7

How much of fertile land was lost because of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

32% of fertile land was lost.

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8

What was the percentage of railways lost because of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

26% of railways were lost.

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9

What was the percentage of iron and coal mines that were lost because of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

75% iron & coal mines were lost.

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10

When did formal peace talks began at Brest-Litovsk?

22nd of December.

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11

When did Germany resume attacks after Russia stopping talks?

18th of February.

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12

What was the percentage of members who were expelled between the 1921 and 1923 purges?

Around 25% of the members were expelled from the party membership.

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13

Who were the 5 other Bolshevik leaders at the time of Lenin’s death?

Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin, and Stalin.

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14

When was Stalin appointed to head inspectorate?

1919

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15

When was the ‘cheka’ turned into the GPU when Stalin came to rule?

1922

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16

When did the GPU turn into the OGPU?

1923

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17

When did the OGPU and the Commissariat of Internal Affairs merge?

1934

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18

What was the name when the OGPU and the Commissariat of Internal Affairs merged?

NKVD

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