anda ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁people ▁and ▁thus ▁had ▁to ▁resort ▁to ▁foreign ▁mer cen aries ▁who ▁ran ▁rough sh od ▁over ▁the ▁Russian ▁popul ace . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁D mit ri ▁G av rons ky , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly , ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁based ▁their ▁power ▁chief ly ▁on ▁foreign ▁support . ▁ ▁He ▁assert ed ▁that , ▁" in ▁Moscow , ▁they ▁have ▁at ▁their ▁dispos al ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁well - ar med ▁L ett ish ▁soldiers , ▁some ▁det ach ments ▁of ▁Finn ish ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁batt alion ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops ." ▁ ▁G av rons ky ▁added ▁that ▁" The ▁latter ▁are ▁always ▁used ▁for ▁execution s ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Between ▁Red ▁and ▁White , ▁Leon ▁T rot sky ▁makes ▁sar cast ic ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁charge ▁that ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁held ▁Pet ro grad ▁and ▁Moscow ▁" by ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁' L ett ish , ▁Chinese , ▁German ▁and ▁Bash kir ▁reg iments ' ". ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Army ▁commander ▁I ona ▁Y ak ir ▁head ed ▁a ▁Chinese ▁det achment ▁guard ing ▁Len in ▁and ▁T rot sky . ▁Later ▁he ▁head ed ▁a ▁regiment ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁volunte er ▁Chinese ▁workers , ▁which ▁achieved ▁distinction ▁in ▁battle ▁when ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁heavily ▁defeated