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{{stub}}Red Guards were groups of [[Russia|Russian]] armed factory workers, which [[Vladimir Lenin]] organized to march on the Winter Palace in November 1917. The Red Guards arrested the leader of the Russian provisional government. The Red Guards had over 200,000 personnel and did perform as the regular army between the time of the new Soviet government.  The Red Guard demobilized the old Russian military and then the Red Army was created.

'''Red Guards''' were groups of [[Russia|Russian]] armed factory workers, which [[Vladimir Lenin]] organized to march on the [[Winter Palace]] in November 1917. The Red Guards arrested the leader of the Russian provisional government. The Red Guards had over 200,000 personnel and did perform as the regular army between the time of the new Soviet government.  The Red Guard demobilized the old Russian military and then the [[Red Army]] was created as a replacement.

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