[Travis McGee]

No - Russia 1917 was a revolution not a civil war.

They must have skipped 20th Century History at your schools, or you were playing hooky.

After the October Revolution there was the Russian Civil war which lasted for years. Ever hear of the "Red Army" and the "Whites?" Doctor Zhivago ring a bell?

Or did you just think Lenin proclaimed himself master, and the Russians all just saluted and put up red hammer and sickle flags? Sorry, you are off by a million milies. Are you even aware that American and British army brigades fought in the long and bitter Russian Civil War?

Gees, if this is the level of understanding of key parts of history on Free Republic, I shuddet to think what fills the skulls of the MTV generation.

[Jack Black]

A little gun trivia is in order here. Did you know that Remmington manufactured many Mosin-Nagant rifles for Russia in this period? That's pretty cool, US made Russian weapons. Also the Savage Model 99 was issued to Russians (In 7.62x54 I believe) which is one the only times a lever action was issued to a military. (Some were used by various US units too I suppose, but famously Custer didn't have 'em and Crazy Horse did) .