▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁sovi ets . ▁An ▁al ly ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ary - So cial ist ▁Party , ▁with ▁huge ▁support ▁among ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁who ▁opposed ▁Russia ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁supported ▁the ▁s log an ▁' All ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁S ovi ets '. ▁ ▁Liberal ▁and ▁monarch ist ▁forces , ▁lo os ely ▁organized ▁into ▁the ▁White ▁Army , ▁immediately ▁went ▁to ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ' ▁Red ▁Army , ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁batt les ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁happen ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁Civil ▁War ▁began ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁with ▁domestic ▁anti - B ols he vik ▁forces ▁confront ing ▁the ▁nas cent ▁Red ▁Army . ▁ ▁In ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁al lied ▁countries ▁chose ▁to ▁send ▁troops ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁" Wh ites " ▁with ▁supplies ▁of ▁weapons , ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁log istic ▁equipment ▁being ▁sent ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁Western ▁countries ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁coordin ated . ▁Germany ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁as ▁it ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁the ▁Al lied . ▁ ▁Of ▁more ▁interests ▁is ▁the ▁an arch ist ▁movement ▁of ▁N est or ▁Mak h no ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁who ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁White ▁gener als , ▁saved ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁from ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁general