▁social ist ▁political ▁fa ctions . ▁Red ▁Guard ▁units ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁at ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁by ▁Factory ▁and ▁Plant ▁Comm itte es ▁and ▁by ▁some ▁commun ist - in cl ined ▁party ▁cells ▁( B ols he vik s , ▁Left ▁Social ist ▁Revolution aries , ▁others ). ▁The ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁form ations ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁workers ▁strike ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁Len in ▁gave ▁a ▁following ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁phenomen on : ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁militar ized ▁form ations ▁created ▁during ▁the ▁February ▁Revolution , ▁such ▁as ▁" people ' s ▁milit ia " ▁( народ ная ▁ми ли ция ), ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government , ▁" s quad s ▁of ▁self - def ence " ▁( от ря ды ▁само о бо ро ны ), ▁" comm itte es ▁of ▁public ▁security " ▁( ко ми те ты ▁обще ственной ▁бе зо пас ности ), ▁" work ers ' ▁squad s " ▁( рабо чи е ▁дру жи ны ) ▁were ▁gradually ▁un ified ▁into ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁refused ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁central ▁government ▁that ▁had ▁too ▁much ▁power . ▁They ▁refused ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Executive ▁because ▁they ▁felt ▁the ▁group ▁would ▁later ▁serve ▁anti - re volution ary ▁groups . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the