Historical Facts | Russia & the Soviet Union 1917-1941

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

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

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

Counter-revolutionaries or tsarist supporters.

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

Anarchists.

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

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

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

62 million people lost.

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

6 million marks.

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

32% of fertile land was lost.

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

26% of railways were lost.

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.

When did formal peace talks began at Brest-Litovsk?

22nd of December.

When did Germany resume attacks after Russia stopping talks?

18th of February.

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.

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

Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin, and Stalin.

When was Stalin appointed to head inspectorate?

1919

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

1922

When did the GPU turn into the OGPU?

1923

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

1934

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

NKVD