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Lenin decided to disband the Constituent Assembly in 1918, which angered people because the Bolsheviks were becoming more controlling.
Lenin decided to disband the Constituent Assembly in 1918, which angered people because the Bolsheviks were becoming more controlling.
The last tsar of Russia stepped down, causing a new government to form and the Bolsheviks to begin to take over the country.
The last tsar of Russia stepped down, causing a new government to form and the Bolsheviks to begin to take over the country.
It was the year that the Russians got out of World War I with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so they could focus their attention elsewhere.
It was the year that the Russians got out of World War I with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so they could focus their attention elsewhere.
The White Army successfully conquered Ukraine, showing how powerful they were as a counter force to the Red Army.
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The best explanation for why some people use 1918 as the starting date of the Russian Civil War is:
It was the year that the Russians got out of World War I with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so they could focus their attention elsewhere.
This event marked a significant shift in the political landscape of Russia, allowing the Bolsheviks to concentrate on internal conflicts instead of external ones, leading to the onset of the Civil War.
