Beginning in fall 1919, the White movement rapidly collapsed. The Allies began to withdraw their soldiers from Russian soil, and even lift the blockade of Russia.
The Civil War was a natural consequence of the Bolshevik seizure of power. But the White movement was never as well organized as the Reds, and lacked an ideology that could attract a broad base of support.
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In the Steppes of Central Asia
Composed in 1880 by Alexander Borodin. Public domain.
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