▁At ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ' s ▁z en ith , ▁it ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cases ▁were ▁investig ated ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁trib un als . ▁These ▁trib un als ▁established ▁themselves ▁more ▁so ▁from ▁the ▁Che ka ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁moder ate ▁force ▁that ▁acted ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁justice , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁util izer ▁of ▁strict ▁br ute ▁force ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁did . ▁However , ▁these ▁trib un als ▁did ▁come ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁set ▁of ▁in e ffic ien cies , ▁such ▁as ▁respond ing ▁to ▁cases ▁in ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁months ▁and ▁not ▁having ▁a ▁concrete ▁definition ▁of ▁" counter - re volution " ▁that ▁was ▁determined ▁on ▁a ▁case - by - case ▁basis . ▁The ▁" Dec ree ▁on ▁Revolution ary ▁Trib un als " ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ar ▁of ▁Justice , ▁states ▁in ▁article ▁ 2 ▁that ▁" In ▁fixing ▁the ▁penalty , ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Trib unal ▁shall ▁be ▁gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁the ▁dict ates ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁conscience ." ▁Revolution ary ▁trib un als ▁ultimately ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁justice ▁was ▁still ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁Russian ▁society ▁where ▁the ▁Russian ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁failed . ▁This , ▁in ▁part , ▁triggered ▁the ▁political ▁transition ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁that ▁followed ▁in ▁its ▁after math . ▁ ▁Exec