white_army

The Russian White Army (also known as the White Guard or White Movement) refers to a loose confederation of anti-Bolshevik forces that fought against the soviet army during the Russian Civil War (1917–1923). Emerging after the October Revolution, the White Army was composed of monarchists, conservatives, liberals, and other factions united by their opposition to the Bolsheviks. Unlike their unified opponents, the Whites lacked a single cohesive ideology or leadership, which contributed to their eventual defeat.