▁Factory ▁comm itte es . ▁Before ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁sevent een ▁Russian ▁cities ▁have ▁created ▁Red ▁Guard ▁squad s ▁which ▁by ▁the ▁June ▁increased ▁in ▁numbers ▁to ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁were ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁just ▁another ▁English ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁and ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁Pet ro grad , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁( 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁personnel ) ▁was ▁Konst antin ▁Y ur ene v . ▁At ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁Russian ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁had ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁personnel . ▁After ▁the ▁revolution , ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁performed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁army ▁between ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁new ▁Soviet ▁government ▁began ▁dem obil izing ▁the ▁old ▁Russian ▁military ▁and ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁During ▁the ▁revolution , ▁training ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁Military ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁R SD LP . ▁ ▁En list ment ▁was ▁volunt ary , ▁but ▁required ▁recommend ations ▁from ▁S ovi ets , ▁B ols he vik ▁party ▁units ▁or ▁other ▁public ▁organizations . ▁The ▁military ▁training ▁of ▁workers ▁was ▁often ▁performed ▁without ▁dis eng agement ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁at ▁plants .