Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin15 January 1918
The Soviet government decrees creation of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army on a voluntary basis.
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Soviet government decrees creation of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army on a voluntary basis.
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