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The Russian Revolution in 1917 and Establishment of Red Army:from the Utopian Militia to the Regular Army with ‘Iron Rule’

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1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

The Russian Revolution in 1917 had changed all spheres of the Russian empire. Tsar’s absolutism had conversed Bolshevik's dictatorship through pseudo parliamentary system. All Russian nations had to be fit for that rapid change. Army was also allowed no exceptions. The past days Russian Army existed only for Tsar. But after the Revolution the army had to be changed for the proletariat. However new army was constructed easily in the short-term course. The conditions which pressured Soviet Russia also had not allowed army's easy change. The New Soviet Army was born in comparatively long period with many trials and errors. And we could see the army which was quite different from Bolshevik's primary intentions. The purpose of this article is to study Bolshevik's Army's construction process from the Russian Revolution 1917 till 1920. And also this article investigate the immediate cause which we can see from the Bolshevik's Army's form during the above mentioned period.

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