The Bolsheviks were able to delay convening the Constituent Assembly, and eventually force its dissolution, consolidating their control over the Russian government.
Meanwhile, Czech and Slovak soldiers who had been fighting in the Russian Army and did not wish to be repatriated to Austria-Hungary, where they could be executed as deserters, attempt to relocate to the Western Front. They will not make it.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“The Internationale”
Composed in 1888 by Pierre de Geyter. Public domain.
Performed by the Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. Public domain recording. Source.
Vltava (The Moldau)
Composed in 1882 by Bedřich Smetana. Public domain.
Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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