Red strengths

Red strengths

Geographical
1. Petrograd and Moscow remained in their hands
2. Held industrial centres of Russia-access to munitions and resources plus Moscow had rail hub
3. More population, so bigger Red conscript army
Unity and organisation
1. Single, unified command structure
2. Trotsky's organisation skills creates effective fighting force
3. 75,000 ex-tsarist officers
Leadership
1. Lenin authority keeps Reds united
2. Trotsky's Great charisma
  1. Had special train, covering 65,000 miles
Political factors
1. Peasant support crucial- main body of soldiers
2. Lenin legitimised peasants right to land
  1. As White army marches on Moscow, between June and September 250,000 deserting peasants returned to Red Army
    1. to defend their revolution on the land- so don't have to give back 3/4 of land gained in revolution if whites won
3. They stood for the revolution
Foreign intervention
1. Reds-champions of Russia/proletarian revolutionaries.
Propaganda
1. Infinitely superior, red flag and red star powerful symbols

Resource summary

	Created by Declan Wiseman over 8 years ago