Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end to Russia's role in World War One. However he could not avoid a civil war ... Trotsky created the Red Army out of the Red Guards and ...

However, as the Civil War developed, the White Armies began to ... The cities provided fresh recruitment for the Red Army. Much of Russia's industry and raw materials was located in this area.

World War II Looms... In 1937 a drastic purge crippled the Red ... The Russian army's numbers keep going down but it is still a force the world has to reckon with. ....in the days of the Civil ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Crimean partisan group ATESH told the Express they were seeing growing signs of a rebellion among Russian ...

An agreement signed years ago for the creation of a Russian naval base in Sudan remains on the table following talks in ...

Splits in Russia's army are deepening ... Throughout the war, there have been constant reports of Russian soldiers killing themselves after being subjected to brutal treatment by their officers.