▁The ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁which ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁and ▁suffering ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁people ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁political ▁orientation . ▁The ▁war ▁was ▁fought ▁mainly ▁between ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁(" R eds "), ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁majority ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁minor ity , ▁and ▁the ▁" Wh ites "   – ▁army ▁officers ▁and ▁c oss acks , ▁the ▁" bour ge ois ie ", ▁and ▁political ▁groups ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁far ▁Right , ▁to ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Revolution aries ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁dr astic ▁rest ruct uring ▁champion ed ▁by ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government , ▁to ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁( under ▁clear ▁B ols he vik ▁domin ance ). ▁The ▁Wh ites ▁had ▁backing ▁from ▁other ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁France , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁Japan , ▁while ▁the ▁Red s ▁possessed ▁internal ▁support , ▁prov ing ▁to ▁be ▁much ▁more ▁effective . ▁Though ▁the ▁Al lied ▁nations , ▁using ▁external ▁inter ference , ▁provided ▁substantial ▁military ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁lo os ely ▁kn it ▁anti - B ols he vik ▁forces , ▁they ▁were ▁ultimately ▁defeated . ▁ ▁The ▁B ols he vik s ▁first ly ▁assumed ▁power ▁in ▁Pet ro grad , ▁expand ing ▁their ▁rule ▁out wards . ▁They ▁eventually ▁reached ▁the ▁E aster ly ▁Si ber ian