▁revolution ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁were ▁await ing ▁liber ation . ▁The ▁Red ▁Army ▁march ed ▁to ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁B uk h ara ▁and ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁em ir ▁surrender ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁Young ▁B uk har ans . ▁As ▁Russian ▁sources ▁report , ▁the ▁em ir ▁respond ed ▁by ▁killing ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁deleg ation , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁hundred ▁Russian ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁in ▁B uk h ara ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁territ ories . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁B uk har ans ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁an ▁invasion ▁and ▁the ▁ill - equ ipped ▁and ▁ill - dis cipl ined ▁B ols he vik ▁army ▁fled ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁strong hold ▁at ▁T ash k ent . ▁ ▁De position ▁and ▁death ▁However , ▁the ▁em ir ▁had ▁won ▁only ▁a ▁temporary ▁resp ite . ▁As ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁Russia ▁w ound ▁down , ▁Moscow ▁sent ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁well - dis cipl ined ▁and ▁well ▁equ ipped ▁Red ▁Army ▁troops ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁B ols he vik ▁general ▁Mik h ail ▁F run ze ▁attacked ▁the ▁city . ▁After ▁four ▁days ▁of ▁fighting , ▁the ▁Ark ▁of ▁B uk h ara ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁the ▁red ▁flag ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Kal yan ▁Min aret , ▁and ▁the ▁Em ir ▁Al im ▁Khan ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e