The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the ... A brilliant organiser and improviser, Trotsky created the Red Army out of the Red Guards and from the remnants of the old Tsarist army.

In January 1917, the Russian empire is still governed by the ... Red Flag hears testimony of members of the Red Guard, party activists, students, and workers striving to build a modern industrial ...

The parade began with the march of the Honor Guard’s banner group carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square. The Victory Banner was hoisted over the ...

The parade began with the march of the banner group of the Preobrazhesnky Regiment’s Honor Guard’s battalion carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square.