The '''White Army''' was an army raised in Western [[Russia]] to oppose [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin|Lenin's]] [[Red Guards (Russia)]] other external groups also arose in to fight the Red Guards including the [[Anarchism|anarchist]] Black Army under [[Nestor Makhno]]. It consisted mostly of Russian loyal to throne. The White Army was composed of [[patriot]]s, [[nationalist]]s, [[monarchist]]s, [[conscript]]s and volunteers. At first successful, they ultimately lost to the [[Red Army]]. The White Army had many factions, but only a small one wanted to restore the [[monarchy]].
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The '''White Army''' was an army raised in Western [[Russia]] to oppose [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin|Lenin's]] [[Red Guards (Russia)]] other external groups also arose in to fight the Red Guards including the [[Anarchism|anarchist]] Black Army under [[Nestor Makhno]]. The White Army had many factions composed of [[patriot]]s, [[nationalist]]s, [[monarchist]]s, [[conscript]]s and volunteers. At first successful, they ultimately lost to the [[Red Army]].
The colour [[White]] is a symbol of the Russian-[[Orthodox]] church.
The colour [[White]] is a symbol of the Russian-[[Orthodox]] church.