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To: RusIvan

I'm certainly against making Russians as an ethnic or ethno-cultural group as the scapegoats for the Communism. However, it's wrong when you say that majority of Russians supported White Guard. In Fact, initially majority of Russians (esp. Peasantry) supported Bolsheviks with their promises of "lands to peasantry, factories to workers". However, after Bolshevism showed its teeth with forceful requisition of food, harvest and other necessities from the countryside to feed the nascent Red Army and summary execution of peasantry, the Russian peasantry started to rebel. The Antonov rebellion of 1921-1922 in Tambov province was probably the most known and it was taking place after White Guard was largely defeated. It was Marshal Tukhachevsky, Red Army top Officer and Russian Nobleman with Polish Roots, who put down Antonov Rebellion with utmost sadism by burning villages with villagers to the ground and using gas against rebel remnants. Don't forget that a significant number of Russian Imperial army and Navy officers joined Bolsheviks. Many of them joined under duress--their relatives were taken by VChK as hostages. However, there were a number of officers who joined the Red Army voluntarily. In other words, I believe it's important not to invent new myths, but to look honestly in each and everyone else path to see what actually happened.


72 posted on 09/01/2005 12:12:41 PM PDT by sergey1973 (Russian American Political Blogger, Arm Chair Strategist)
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To: sergey1973

In Fact, initially majority of Russians (esp. Peasantry) supported Bolsheviks with their promises of "lands to peasantry, factories to workers". ==

No sergey it is not really true. My ansestors who was peasnts in Sibiria fought in White army. Many of those russians who were in Red army was forcefully mobilized.
Accually today all archives are open and we cann now better the history of Civil war.

Don't forget that a significant number of Russian Imperial army and Navy officers joined Bolsheviks. ==

Not significant number and many of those was forcefully mobilized with arrest of thier relatives as hostages.

Serge I see taht you have some stereotypes. Please throw them away. It is your ansestors history after all.


74 posted on 09/01/2005 10:44:09 PM PDT by RusIvan
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