" The Civil war is most severe of all kinds of war. It is inconceivable not only without violence above the third persons, but, at modern technique, without murder of the old men, old women and children... The purpose justifies, under known conditions, such means, as violence and murder ". (L. Trotsky) IN FRONT RING (May 1918-March 1919). The interventions begun in the spring of 1918 by the American-English, French and Japanese forces. This landing was a determinative in …showed first 75 words of 5399 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5399 total…r example waged war against Soviet Russia from 1920-21 over where to draw the border between the two nations. Other border disputes occurred and many of the new State gave limited support to either the Reds or more commonly the Whites. Estonia became embroiled in the North Western battle with both Reds and Whites violating its territory. The independently minded parts of the old Russian Empire could not avoid becoming entangled in the Civil War.