Osprey Men-at-Arms 293 - Russian Civil War (1) The Red Army

The main instrument with which the Bolsheviks imposed communism on Russia was the Red Army. Traditionally the origins of this army were among the factory workers who laid down their tools and took up arms as a way of expressing their grievances. Already formed by the time of the revolutions of 1905 and February 1917, these militant workers organised themselves into parliamentary detachments known as the krasnogvardeytsi, or 'Red Guards'. In this first of two volumes [see Men-at-Arms 305: White Armies] focusing on the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), Mikhail Khvostov examines the Red Army's organisation, weaponry, uniforms and insignia. 001.jpg......Page 1 002.jpg......Page 2 003.jpg......Page 3 004.jpg......Page 4 005.jpg......Page 5 006.jpg......Page 6 007.jpg......Page 7 008.jpg......Page 8 009.jpg......Page 9 010.jpg......Page 10 011.jpg......Page 11 012.jpg......Page 12 013.jpg......Page 13 014.jpg......Page 14 015.jpg......Page 15 016.jpg......Page 16 017.jpg......Page 17 018.jpg......Page 18 019.jpg......Page 19 020.jpg......Page 20 021.jpg......Page 21 022.jpg......Page 22 023.jpg......Page 23 024.jpg......Page 24 A.jpg......Page 25 B.jpg......Page 26 C.jpg......Page 27 D.jpg......Page 28 E.jpg......Page 29 F.jpg......Page 30 G.jpg......Page 31 H.jpg......Page 32 025.jpg......Page 33 034.jpg......Page 34 035.jpg......Page 35 036.jpg......Page 36 037.jpg......Page 37 038.jpg......Page 38 039.jpg......Page 39 040.jpg......Page 40 041.jpg......Page 41 042.jpg......Page 42 043.jpg......Page 43 044.jpg......Page 44 045.jpg......Page 45 046.jpg......Page 46 047.jpg......Page 47 Every civil war is a tragedy for the nation involved.