▁a ▁million ▁men . ▁ ▁By ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁it ▁compr ised ▁over ▁ 1 . 8 ▁million ▁men . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁units ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁virt ually ▁every ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Some ▁sin cer ely ▁sympath ized ▁with ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁who ▁treated ▁them ▁as ▁" pro let arian ▁brothers ". ▁ ▁O thers ▁simply ▁joined ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁others ▁wanted ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁home ▁to ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁Chinese ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁foreign ▁cont ing ents ▁dub bed ▁in ▁Soviet ▁histor i ography ▁as ▁" intern ational ist ▁det ach ments " ▁(" от ря ды ▁интер на циона ли стов "). ▁Chinese ▁international ist ▁troops ▁wore ▁the ▁same ▁uniform ▁as ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁ ▁The ▁B ols he vik s ▁found ▁special ▁value ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁who ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁industri ous ▁and ▁efficient . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁were ▁s eld om ▁able ▁to ▁understand ▁Russian , ▁which ▁kept ▁them ▁ins ulated ▁from ▁outside ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁by ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁was ▁commented ▁on ▁by ▁both ▁White ▁Russian ▁and ▁non - Russ ian ▁obser vers . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁were ▁often ▁der ided ▁for ▁their ▁reli ance ▁on ▁Chinese ▁and ▁L ett ish ▁volunte ers . ▁Anti - B ols he vik ▁propag