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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 [[ | + | 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. |
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| + | The colour [[White]] is a symbol of the Russian-[[Orthodox|Orthodox]] church. | ||
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[[Category:Russian History]] | [[Category:Russian History]] | ||
[[Category:World War I]] | [[Category:World War I]] | ||
[[category:Soviet Union]] | [[category:Soviet Union]] | ||
Revision as of 12:20, October 24, 2014
The White Army was an army raised in Western Russia to oppose Lenin's Red Guards other external groups also arose in to fight the Red Guards including the 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 church.