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The '''White Army''' was an army raised in Western [[Russia]] to oppose [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin|Lenin's]] [[Red Guards]] other external groups also arose in to fight the Red Guards including the [[anarchism|Anarchist]] movement under [[Nestor Makhno]]. At first successful, they ultimately lost to the Red Army. The colour white is a symbol of the Russian-[[Orthodox|Orthodox]] church.

The '''White Army''' was an army raised in Western [[Russia]] to oppose [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin|Lenin's]] [[Red Guards]] other external groups also arose in to fight the Red Guards including the [[Anarchism|anarchist]] Black Army under [[Nestor Makhno]]. The White Army was composed of conscripts and volunteers. At first successful, they ultimately lost to the Red Army.

 

The colour [[White]] is a symbol of the Russian-[[Orthodox|Orthodox]] church.

 

[[Category:Russian History]]

[[Category:Russian History]]

[[Category:World War I]]

[[Category:World War I]]

[[category:Soviet Union]]

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