Russian Civil War iceberg

Russian Civil War iceberg is an iceberg chart topic. On r/IcebergCharts, the highest-scoring available chart on it, "Russian Civil War Iceberg", was posted by u/Hinata_2-8 on 3 November 2025 and had about 67 upvotes when it was collected.^[1] A text version, "Russian Civil War" by Hinata_2-8, is hosted on IcebergThreads, where it had 598 views as of 29 October 2026.^[2]

The IcebergThreads author describes it as: "Every faction and battle in the Russian Civil War, that happened from 1917 to 1922 (officially) or 1925 (dealing with any last White stragglers)."

Entries reflect the chart authors' choices and are not verified fact.

Tiers[edit]

Tiers and entries from the IcebergThreads version^[2]. Notes after a dash are shortened from the author's explanations.

General things about Russian Civil War, Main Factions and Independent States[edit]

Russian Civil War – Series of wars and battles between Bolsheviks, Whites and their Allied Interventionist allies, Central Powers, Independence Movements and other factions, from 1917 to 1922.
Bolsheviks – Or formally the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, one of the major factions in the Russian Civil War.
Whites – Amalgamation of anti-Bolshevik Russians, in the big-tent ideological sense, irrespective of loyalty.
Allied Intervention – Allied of World War 1, sent assistance to White Movements against Bolsheviks.
Central Powers – Central Powers of World War 1. Initially fighting against both Bolsheviks and Whites until the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Since then, they're just protecting their selfish interests until the end of…
Pro-Independence Movements – Some nations used the civil war as an opportunity to declare independence from Russia.
Other Factions – Some factions are against both Bolsheviks, Whites and Interventionists, but some are allied with either side.
Lithuanian SPR – Short-lived attempt at establishing SSR in Lithuania in the middle of the Lithuanian War of Independence.
Latvian SSR – A short-lived attempt of Latvian Reds to establish an SSR during the Latvian War of Independence.
Kingdom of Finland – A short-lived attempt of installing a Finnish monarchy.
Lithuania – Lithuania does raise a resistance force to gain independence.
Latvia – There are independence movements in Latvia that resisted the Bolsheviks and other factions in their struggle for independence.
Estonia – Estonian Independence Movement were strong during the civil war.
Finland – Finland in 1917 were torn during the Finnish Civil War, between Finnish Whites and the Finnish Reds.
Russian SFSR – Or the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic, the main Russian Bolshevik faction.
Ukrainian SSR – Or the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian branch of the Bolsheviks.
Byelorussian SSR – The Belarusian branch of the Soviet Bolsheviks.
Transcaucasian SSR – The Transcaucasian branch of the Soviet Bolsheviks.
Poland – Poland had resisted and gained independence from Russia and Soviet Union during the Polish - Soviet War.
Finnish Socialist Worker's Republic – The Finnish Reds main attempt to install themselves in Finland.
Commune of Estonia/ETK – An attempt by Estonian Communists to establish an SSR in Estonia.
Polrewkom – Or the Provisional Polish Revolutionary Committee, organisation of Polish communists.
United Kingdom – UK assisted both Whites and Independence Movements against Bolsheviks.
United States – USA sent many interventionist units to assist Whites and Independence Movements against Bolsheviks.
France – France sent assistance and intervention to assist Whites against Bolsheviks.
Italy – They sent assistance against Bolsheviks
Japan – They sent forces to quell the Bolshevik expansion, assist the Whites and secure their assets.
China – They have involvement in the Russian Civil War, in many capacities.
Germany – They had settled with Soviet Union, only involved on defending their interests
Austro-Hungarian Empire – They assisted Germany on securing their interests until the end of World War 1.
United Baltic Duchy – Made up of several German client states in Baltic.
Soviet Republic of Naissaar – A short-lived attempt by Petrichenko to establish a Soviet group in Naissaar. Which ended up rebelling against Bolsheviks.
Ukrainian People's Republic – Made up of several Ukrainian independence movements, later on resisted all sides of the war.
Republic of Zakopane – Short-lived Polish declared republic.
Tarnobrzeg – Another short-lived Polish declared republic.
Iskolat – A Latvian body consisted of Red Latvian Communists.
Latvian Provisional Government – The Pro-Independence Latvian Government.
Perloja – Short-lived Lithuanian republic.
Lemko – A short-lived pro-Russian republic that was taken by Poland
Mliivska Republic and Republic of the Black Forest – Several short-lived Ukrainian independence territories.
Ukrainian Soviets – Several short-lived Ukrainian Soviet declared territories.
Crimean Government – Crimea based independent territories.
Belarusian People's Republic – Territory by Belarusian communists, divided into Byelorussian SSR and Poland.
Moldavian Democratic Republic – A democratic republic that unified eventually with Romania.
East European Russia – Chuvashia, Idel-Ural, Bashkiria and Provisional Regional Government of the Urals initially declared autonomy and independence, joined Russian SFSR later on.
North European Russia – Several independence movements in Karelia, Uhtua, Ingria and Olonets.
Kuban Rada and Kuban People's Republic – Made up of Kuban Cossacks.
Don Republic – Made up of Don Cossacks.
Siberian Regionalism – Independence Movements that was based in Siberia.
White Terror – Series of purges, both in military and civilian population, against anything that was seen as Bolshevist or Bolshevik agents in the White faction's midst.
Red Terror – In response to White Terror, Bolsheviks did purge their ranks and the civilians on their territories of White, monarchist, anarchist and other non-Bolshevik ideas
Buryat - Mongolia – Independence movement that was based in Buryatia, that seeks to unify with Mongolia.
Bogd Khanate of Mongolia – The Mongolian independent state under Bogd Khan. Initially gained independence from China, turned hideout state by Whites, and became buffer state by Soviet Union.
Far Eastern Republic – A Bolshevik-aligned republic based in the Russian Far East. Eventually joined Russian SFSR.
Tungus Republic – One of the short-lived republics in Eastern Russia.
Yakutia – Buffer state that was created by the Yakut Revolt of 1918.
Green Ukraine – Or Zelenyi Klyn, a proposed free state run by Ukraine in the Far East.
Confederated Republics of Altai – Two versions of independent Altai Republics, made by Ak Jang influenced government.
Transcaucasian DFR – Short-lived unification of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan was once with Transcaucasia, until the breakup and eventual invasion of the Red Army.
Armenia – Armenia was also part of Transcaucasia, until the breakup and eventual Red Army invasion of Armenia.
Georgia – Georgia was also part of Transcaucasia, until the breakup and eventual invasion of the Red Army.
Mughan – Provisional Military Dictatorship of Mughan was made during the British occupation of Baku.
Mughan Soviet Republic – Short-lived republic in Mughan.
Baku Commune – Or the 26 Baku Commissars, in which several Azerbaijani and Soviet Communists tried to establish a government. The commune failed, and the Commissars are all executed by British and Azeri allies.
North Caucasus Emirate – Islamic led independence movement in Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia.
Republic of Batumi – Short-lived republic in Batumi, Georgia.
Kars Republic – Short-lived republic from the partition of the Ottoman Empire. Eventually became under the British protectorate.
Centrocaspian Dictatorship – Based in Azerbaijan, made up of Azerbaijanis under British protectorate. The nation ended when Ottomans and Azeris invaded Baku.
Mountainous Republic of the Caucasus – Another Independence Movement based in Caucasus Mountains.
Alash Autonomy – Established in Kazakh areas, they are aligned with the White movement.
Khanate of Khiva – A Khanate that was based in Khiva.
Emirate of Bukhara – An independent emirate that was based in Uzbekistan.
Khorezm Soviet Socialist Republic – Made up from the former Khanate of Khiva.
Bukharan Soviet Socialist Republic – Made up from former Emirate of Bukhara.
Turkestan Autonomy – An independent state in areas of Central Asia.
Transcaspian Government – Made up of Menshevik Socialists based in Ashgabat. They're responsible for the elimination of the 26 Baku Commissars.
Mensheviks – A faction of Socialists that was against the Bolshevik rule.
Left SRs – Left Wing of the Socialist Revolutionaries
Right SRs – Right Wing of the Socialist Revolutionary Party.
Semirechye Cossacks – Another Cossack host that was based in Semirechye.
Ottoman Empire – Based in Turkey, the Ottoman Empire was on the Central Powers side.
Mongolian People's Party – Mongolian Communists, led by Damdiin Sukhbaatar.
Chinese Cliques – Several Chinese cliques like Anhui and others were involved in the Civil War, especially the Mongolian Front of the war.
Chinese communist volunteers – The proto or fledgling Communist scene in China sent some volunteers to assist the Bolsheviks.
Koreans in the Russian Civil War – All sides also had Koreans fighting for their side. Japan had Koreans on their armies, being their territory. Earliest Korean Communists were sent to Soviet Union. Others were inserted into the…
Execution of the Romanovs – This happened because the Bolsheviks feared that White forces frees them while they're encircled in Yekaterinburg.
Pogroms – Just like the White and Red Terrors, the pogroms were also common on both sides of the war.
White Factionalism – Whites are divided into many factions: the republicans who doesn't want a Communist nation. Some are Monarchists who wanted the Imperial Russia be reinstated, and some of the commanders are nobles.…
Tambov rebellion (Antonovschina) – Peasant revolt in Tambov region in 1921 led by member of Left SR party Alexander Antonov. It was supressed by Mikhail Tukhachevskiy's army with the usage of chemical weapons.

Main Armed Factions[edit]

Red Army – The main armed forces of the Bolsheviks.
White Army – The general term for White led and commanded forces that clashed against Bolsheviks and other factions.
Allied Expeditionary Force – The general name of the Allied Intervention forces.
Czechoslovak Legion – A volunteer army from Czechoslovakia who initially fought for independence, but would later fight on the side of the White Army in the wake of the civil war.
White Guard – The Finnish White faction's armed forces.
Makhnovshchina – Ukrainian independence and anarchist movement that aimed to establish an anarchist commune in Ukraine, led by Nestor Makhno.
Landeswehr – Or the Baltic Ladwehr or the Baltische Landeswehr, the armed faction of the United Baltic Duchy.
Freikorps – Or Freikorps in the Baltic, were Germans based in Baltic states who are fighting all sides.
Red Guards (Finland) – Armed faction of the Finnish Reds.
Green armies – General term for forces that resisted all sides of the conflict.
Armed Forces of South Russia – A White faction under Generals Anton Denikin and Pyotr Wrangel.
Dashnaksutyun – Or the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, a resistance group based in Armenia.
Young Khivans and Young Bukharans – Members of the Jadids, that wanted reforms in both Khiva and Bukhara.
White Rebel Army – A White faction that was based in Priamurye.
White Movement in Transbaikal – White faction that was based in Transbaikal led by several known White generals.
Ural Army – White faction made up of Ural Cossacks under Admiral Kolchak.
Turkestan Army – White faction that was operating on Transcaspian Autonomy under Anton Denikin.
Far Eastern Army – White faction based in the Russian Far East, with Japanese support.
Northern Army – White faction based in Northern Russia, supported the Northern Allied Intervention against Bolsheviks in the area, especially Arkhangelsk. Led by General Yevgeny Miller
Army of Wrangel – White faction under the command of General Pyotr Wrangel.
Caucasus Army – White faction that was led by General Pokrovsky, eventually absorbed into Kuban Army, which then absorbed into Volunteer Army.
Don Army – White faction that was composed of Don Cossacks.
Northwest Army – White faction that was based in Northwest Russia.
Mongolian People's Army – Armed forces of the MPP.
Soviet Navy – The fledgling Soviet Navy was also mobilized to fight for the war.
Soviet Air Service – The Soviets rely on early planes too.
Cavalry Armies – Soviet Red Army organised several Cavalry units.
Western Army – Organised to fight in the Soviet Western Front.
Latvian Riflemen – Armed faction of the Latvian SSR.
Red Cossacks – Communist members of several Cossack tribes also served in the Red Army.
Eastern Front – Soviet Red Army that was based in Eastern Front.
Southern Front – Soviet Red Army unit based in Ukraine and Crimea.
Caucasus Front – Soviet Red Army unit based in the Caucasus to fight the enemies in the Caucasus region.
Northern Front – Based in Arkhangelsk, to fight the Whites and Allied Intervention in the North.
Ukrainian Front – Red Army Unit based in Ukraine.
Central Asian Front – Based in Central Asia, mostly to fight both the Whites and the Basmachi.
Basmachi – Several Central Asian resistance groups against both the Whites and Bolsheviks and other factions.
Bermontians – German and Baltic units under West Russian Volunteer Army of Pavel Bermondt-Avalov.
Freikorps – German volunteer units.
Islamic Army of the Caucasus – Ottoman Empire's unit that was sent to fight in Baku and other areas.
Far Eastern Army – Units based in the Far Eastern Republic.
Cheka and GPU – Soviet secret police.
British Army – UK deployed several British Army units as an intervention force in the Civil War.
Royal Navy – Britain sent some of the Royal Navy to assist and intervene in the war.
US Army – US sent several interventionist units in the Civil War.
US Navy – The US sent some of their fleet as an intervention assistant.
French Army – France sent an intervention force in the Civil War.
Imperial Japanese Army – They were sent in the civil war to both intervene and to secure their assets and interests.
Arctic Ocean Flotilla – White Russian naval forces in the Arctic.
Black Sea Flotilla – White Russian naval forces in the Black Sea.
People's Army of Komuch – Or Komuch, the White faction in the Komuch area.
Wrangel's Fleet – White Russian flotilla under General Wrangel.
Peasant armies – Where regular peasantry and farmers fought against all sides, either to protect their resources or to protest against any sides that abused them.

Well-known Conflicts[edit]

February Revolution – Happened in March 1917, in which the Socialists, Liberals, Monarchists and Government loyalists clashes against eachother. The revolution ended with the Socialist victory.
July Days – Happened in July 1917, in which the Government crushed demonstrations by the Socialists.
October Revolution – Happened in November 1917, in which the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Anarchists defeated the White dominated Government, and the official start of the Russian Civil War.
Kerensky-Krasnov Uprising – Happened in November 1917, an attempt by Alexander Kerensky and Pyotr Krasnov to regain power from the Bolsheviks. The rebellion was crushed.
Junker Mutiny – Also happened in November 1917, in which Junkers tried to assist the Whites in regaining the powers they lost to the Bolsheviks, which ended in disaster.
Operation Faustschlag – Happened in February to March 1918, in which Central Powers forced the Soviets to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending the Eastern Front of the World War 1.
Finnish Civil War – Happened between January to May 1918, when the Finnish Whites and German Empire with Swedish Brigade, Estonian volunteers, Polish Legion and White Army assistance, beat the Finnish Reds with…
Heimosodat – Happened between 1918 to 1922, in which Finnish White Guard, Estonia, North Ingria, Uhtua, Forest Guerrillas and UK fought Soviet Union, Finnish Reds, Estonian Commune and even British help in two…
Estonian War of Independence – Happened from 1918 to 1920, in which Estonia with Finnish, Danish, and Swedish volunteers and North Latvian Brigade, with White and UK assistance gets independence, after fighting Soviet Union,…
Latvian War of Independence – Happened from 1918 to 1920, are multi-factional and multiple staged battles between Latvia, Estonia with Finnish and Danish volunteers and North Latvian Brigade, Whites, France, UK and Poland…
Lithuanian - Soviet War – Happened from 1918 to 1919, between Lithuania and Saxon volunteers against Soviet Union and Communist Party of Lithuania and Byelorussia. The war ended with the independence of Lithuania
Polish - Soviet War – Happened from 1918 or 1919 to 1921, between Poland, Belarus, Latvia and Ukrainian People's Republic against Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and Polrewkom. The war…
Ukrainian War of Independence – Happened from 1917 to 1921, multi-factional wars between Ukrainian People's Republic, West Ukrainian People's Republic and Poland with Central Powers assistance, Soviet Union, UNRR, Ukrainian SSR,…
Capture of Kyiv by the White Army – Happened in August 1919, in which Whites under South Russia defeated both Soviets and Ukrainian People's Republic forces.
Advance on Moscow – Happened from July to November 1918, in which Soviets and Makhnovshchina defeated the Armed Forces of South Russia, leading to the latter's evacuation out of Crimea.
Polish - Ukrainian War – Happened from 1918 to 1919, between Poland with Romanian, Hungarian, Czechoslovak and French support against Ukrainian People's Republic, West Ukrainian People's Republic, Hutsul Republic, Komancza…
1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine – Happened from January to August 1919, a multi-factional war between Soviets under Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR and Crimean SSR, against Whites under South Russia, Don Republic and Crimean Government,…
First Ukrainian - Soviet War – Happened from 1917 to 1918, in which Ukraine with Central Powers assistance defeated the Soviets.
Second Ukrainian - Soviet War – Happened from 1919 to 1921, in which Soviets with Makhnovshchina beat the Ukrainians, which led to the breakup of Ukraine between Soviets and Poland.
Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan – Happened from April to May 1920, in which Soviet Union and Azerbaijani Communists defeated the Azerbaijan ADR.
Red Army invasion of Armenia – Happened from November to December 1920, in which Soviet Union, Armenian Bolsheviks and Azeri SSR defeated the ARF and Armenia.
Red Army Invasion of Georgia – Happened from February to March 1921, when Soviets, Armenian and Azeri SSR, and with Ankara being co-belligerent invaded and beat the Georgians.
Battle of Baku – Happened from August to September 1918, when Central Powers of Ottoman Empires and Azerbaijan beat both Soviet Union and Baku Commune, the Centrocaspian Dictatorship with ARF, and British forces.
Basmachi Revolt – Happened from 1916 to 1934, a multi-factional war between the Russians, Soviet Union with Kirghiz and Turkestan ASSR, Khorezm and Bukharan SSR, Amanullah loyalists and Afghanistan, against Basmachis,…
Mongolian Revolution of 1921 – Happened from March to July 1921, a multi-factional conflicts between MPP with Red Army support, Bogd Khanate with White support, and Chinese Anhui Clique with Japanese support. The Mongolian…
Southern Front of the Russian Civil War – Happened from 1917 to 1921, a multi-factional conflicts between Soviets and Ukrainian SSR, Ankara Government, Makhnovshchina, Whites, Cossacks and the Allied intervention, Ukrainian People's…
Ice March – Happened from February to May 1918, in which the Whites beat the Bolsheviks in Kuban.
Kornilov Affair – Happened in September 1917, in which Kornilov failed to overthrow the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet.
North Russian Intervention – Happened from 1917 to 1918, in which Bolsheviks defeated both the Whites and the Russian State, the Allied attempt at Northern assistance under British, French, American, Italian, Serbian and…
Revolt of the Czechoslovak Legion – Happened from 1918 to 1920, in which the Czechoslovak Legion, an army made up of mostly Czechoslovak men, tried to find a way out of the civil war. They're aligned with the Whites and with British…
Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War – Happened from 1918 to 1923, a multi-factional war that pitted Bolsheviks, Far Eastern Republic, Mongolian Communists and Left SRs against a plethora of enemies like the White Movement made up of…
Soviet westward offensive of 1918-1919 – Happened from 1918 to 1919, in which the Soviets under Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Latvian SSR, Estonian Commune, Lithuanian - Byelorussian SSR, Finnish Reds and Polrewkom had to fight the Whites,…
Central Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War – Happened from 1917 to 1920 until the end of the Central Powers, in which Central Powers intervened in the civil war, a multi-factional war pitting their own forces against the Soviets and their…
Southern Russia Intervention – Happened from 1918 to 1919, in which the Allied Intervention forces led by France, Greece, Poland, Romania, Crimeans and supporting the Whites were not only fighting the Bolsheviks and Soviets, but…
Baltic Front of the Allied Intervention – In which the Allied Intervention forces assisted the Independence Movements in the Baltics resisting the Soviet rise.
Japanese intervention in the Russian Civil War – Happened from 1917 to 1922, the Soviets and their allies defeated Japan and their White allies.
Battle of Petrograd – Happened from September to November 1919, in which Soviets led by Leon Trotsky defeated a combined White, Estonian, British, Finnish and North Ingrian attempt to capture Petrograd
Battles of Dushanbe – Happened from 1921 to 1922, in which the Red Army defeated the Basmachi and their allies, leading to the death of the former Ottoman officer Enver Pasha.
Siberian Intervention – Happened from 1918 to 1922, in which the Bolsheviks, Soviets, Mongolian Communists and their allies defeated not only the remaining White movement, but also the Allied Intervention forces led by…
German Caucasus Expedition – Happened from June to October 1918, in which the Ottomans stopped both the German and Georgian advance, and the Soviet attacks.
Great Siberian Ice March – Happened from 1919 to 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Whites and executed Admiral Alexander Kolchak.
Izhevsk - Votkinsk Uprising – Happened from August to November 1918, in which the Red Army defeated the Rebels, which later joined the Whites.
Evacuation of Crimea – Happened after the Siege of Perekop, in which the remaining White forces and Allies were evacuated out of Crimea towards friendly territory.
Pitchfork Uprising – Happened from February to March 1920, in which the Red Army crushed a rebellion by peasants and some anti-Bolshevik Communist factions. Named after the main weapon the peasants had.
Battle of Tsaritsyn – Happened from 1918 to 1920, are series of battles between Red and White and Allied Armies in Tsaritsyn. The first round goes to the Whites, but overall, the Red Army won.
Yakut Revolt – Happened from 1921 to 1923, in which the Soviets and Far Eastern Republic forces defeated the final White attempt of resistance in Siberia.
Battle of Bolshie Ozerki – Happened from March to April 1919, in which the combined American, British, Polish and White Northern Russian forces defeated the Red Army. This battle was known to be one of the last actions of the…
Evgenevka Incident – Happened in August 1919, in which a rare infighting between Americans and Japanese soldiers was reported.
Battle of Shenkursk – Happened in January 1919, in which the Red Army defeated the Allied force of Americans, British, Canadians, French and White Russians in Shenkursk and captured some of their equipment.
Soviet Intervention in Mongolia – Happened from May to August 1921, in which the Soviets and Mongolian Communists defeated the Bogd Khanate and their White allies.
Far Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War – Happened from 1917 to 1921, where the Bolsheviks, Far Eastern Republic, the Mongolian Communists defeated the multiple White factions, the Allied Intervention and rebels.
March Days – Happened from March to April 1918, in which the alliance of the Red Army and Dashnaksutyun defeated the Azeri Musavat Party and their ally Caucasian Native Cavalry Division.
Battle of Helsinki – Happened in April 1918, where the combined German and White Finns defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Oulu – Happened in February 1918, in which White Finns defeated Red Finns and the Soviet garrison in the area.
Battle of Bialystok – Happened in August 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Kiev Expedition – Happened from April to July 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the combined Polish and Ukrainian People's Republic forces, despite the latter winning the first round of battles.
Battle of Lwow – Happened from July to September 1920, in which the combined Polish and Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviets, notably led by Joseph Stalin himself.
Vilna Offensive – Happened in April 1919, in which Poland defeated the Soviets and took the Vilnius Region.
Battles for Vilnius – Happened from 1918 to 1919, series of battles between Germany, Soviet Union and Vilnius Soviet, and Poland. The battles have different outcomes, but overall Soviet victory.
Battle of Warsaw (1920) – Happened in August 1920, in which Poland inflicted heavy losses upon Soviet forces.
World War 1 Eastern Front – The Russian Civil War started in the midst of Russian Empire's disastrous setbacks and defeats at the hands of Central Powers. The Soviets and Bolsheviks launched the October Revolution in the midst…
1918 Ukrainian coup de etat – Happened in April 1918, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic lost against the Hetmanate Government with German allies.
Anti-Hetman Uprising – Happened November to December 1918, in which the Directorate, Makhnovshchina and Green Armies defeated the Ukrainian State and White Russians with German support.
Bolshevik - Makhnovist conflict – Happened from 1920 to 1921 in many phases, in which the Bolsheviks defeated the Makhnovist aka Makhnovshchina rebellion, leading the latter to flee to Romania.
Semyonov's Rebellion – Happened from November to December 1917, in which General Semyonov's attempt at resistance against Soviet Union was crushed, despite White Movement assistance.
Kronstadt Rebellion – Happened in March 1921, in which Bolsheviks crushed the rebellion by the Kronstadt mutineers.
Malleson Mission – Happened from 1918 to 1919, in which British intervention led by Indians supporting the Transcaspian Whites and Turkestan Army was fighting the Turkestani ASSR. The intervention was overall a failure.
Nikolayevsk Incident – A part of Red Terror, in which Far Eastern forces massacred Whites and Japanese forces in the area. The incident settled with the execution of those who led the massacre.
Enver Pasha's Rebellion – Happened from 1921 to 1922, where Soviets have to deal with factionalized Basmachi, one pro and other anti-Enver Pasha camps.
Free City incident – Happened in July 1921, in which Korean Independence Movement was torn between two factions: the Korean Revolutionary Military Government and the Provisional Government faction, with divided Irkutsk…
Sinking of Ships of the Black Sea Fleet in Tsemes Bay – Happened during the conclusion of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, some of the Russian Black Sea Fleet scuttled their ships over surrendering it to Germany.
Soviet - Finnish border conflicts – Happened from 1918 to 1922, between Finnish and Soviet forces. The conflicts ended variably.
Tambov Rebellion – Happened from 1921 to 1922, where the Soviets defeated the Green Armies led Tambov rebellion.
Tashkent Rebellion – Happened from September to November 1917, in which a multi-factional clashes happened between the Far-Left groups like Bolsheviks, Socialist Revolutionaries, Mensheviks, Jewish Bundists and…
Enver Pasha's campaign in Bukhara – Happened from Spring to June 1922, in which Basmachis under Enver Pasha with Afghan support defeated the Soviets, Khorezm and Bukharan SSR.
Bukharan Revolution – Happened from 1917 to 1925, in which the Soviets defeated the Emirate of Bukhara.
Siege of Khiva – Happened from 1919 to 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Khanate of Khiva.
Evacuation of Novorossiysk (1920) – An attempt by the Whites and their Allies to evacuate as much of their own units away from the Soviet advance to Novorossiysk.

Lesser known Conflicts[edit]

Battle of Zhmerynka – Happened in December 1917 to March 1918, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic with Austria-Hungarian assistance, beat up a Bolshevik advance in the area.
Baltic Naval War – Happened between 1918 to 1919, where British RN assisted the Estonians, Latvians and Russian Whites against Soviet Union. The results were mixed.
Lithuanian - Bermontian War – Happened from July to December 1919, between Lithuania and West Russian Volunteer Army or the Bermontians. The war ended with the Lithuanian victory.
Polish - Lithuanian War – Happened from 1919 to 1920, between Lithuania and Poland and Central Lithuania. The war ended with Polish victory and control of Poland in some areas until 1939.
Viena Expedition – Happened from March to October 1918, between Russian SFSR, Finnish Reds, and Britain against Finnish White Guards, Karelian, Uhtua and Finnish Volunteers with German support. The expedition failed.
Aunus Expedition – Happened from April to September 1919, when Soviet Union beat the Finnish volunteers of Olonets Government.
Battle for the Donbas – Happened from January to May 1919, in which Whites, Don and Kuban Cossacks defeated Russian and Ukrainian SSR and Makhnovshchina.
Armenian - Azerbaijani War – Happened between 1918 to 1920, multi-factional battles between Armenia, Azerbaijan with Ottoman and Republic of Aras, and Soviet, Armenian and Azerbaijani Communists, and Turkish revolutionaries.
Kiev Bolshevik Uprising – Happened in November 1917, in which Bolshevik Kievan Committee and Ukrainian Central Rada overthrew the Kiev Military District.
Left SR Uprising – Happened in July 1918, in which Soviet Latvian Riflemen and Cheka has to quell Left SR and their Cheka faction. This culminated in the assassination of the German ambassador to Moscow.
Romanian Intervention in Bessarabia – Happened from January to March 1918, in which Kingdom of Romania, with anti-Bolshevik Moldavian Democratic Republic factions, White Russians, Ukrainian People's Republic and both Allied and Central…
Second Petsamo Expedition – Happened from 1919 to 1920, in which Soviets repelled attempts by the Finnish volunteers to take the area.
Battle of Tulgas – Happened in November 1918, in which the Americans, French, British, Canadians and White Russians defeated several Bolsheviks.
Battle of Bakhmach – A three-way battle between the Czechoslovak Legion, Soviets and Germans in March 1918. The Germans were defeated and settled with the other sides.
Battle of Pskov (1918) – Part of Operation Faustschlag, where Germans defeated a Soviet position in Pskov.
Battle of Rautu – Happened from February to April 1918, where the Finnish Whites defeated both Finnish Reds and Soviets
Chapan Rebellion – Happened from March to April 1919, in which RSFSR defeated a Green Armies and peasants attempt of rebellion.
Khopyor-Don Operation – Happened from November to December 1919, in which the Red Army defeated a Don Army unit.
Rostov-Novocherkassk Operation – Happened in January 1920, in which the Red Army defeated a White Cossack unit and their White allies.
North Caucasus operation – An offensive by the Red Army against Whites and the Mountainous Republic of Caucasus from January to April 1920.
Odessa Operation (1920) – Happened from January to February 1920, in which the Red Army defeated the Armed Forces of South Russia.
East Karelian Uprising – Happened from 1921 to 1922, in which the Soviets and their Finnish Reds allies defeated the Karelian Government and their White Finland allies.
Battle of Galati – Happened in January 1918, in which Romanians defeated the Soviet attempt of attacking Romania, and even drove out the scattered remnants of the White Russians.
Eastern Front Counteroffensive – Happened from April to July 1919, in which the Bolsheviks defeated the White offensive.
Battle of Goychay – Happened from June to July 1918, in which the Azerbaijanis, Georgian volunteers and Ottomans defeated the Whites, Allied Intervention and the Bolsheviks.
Battle of Lake Baikal – Happened in August 1918, in which the Czechoslovak Legion beaten down the Soviets.
Northern Taurida Operation – Happened from June to October 1920, in which the Soviets and Makhnovist aka Makhnovshchina defeated the Whites, driving all the way to Perekop.
Siege of Perekop – Happened after the Northern Taurida Operation, the Soviets and Makhnovists besieged Perekop and forced the Whites and Allies to evacuate Crimea.
Orel - Kursk Operation – Happened from October to November 1918, in which the Bolsheviks defeated a the Volunteer Army force in the two named areas.
Revolt of the Ingrian Finns – Happened from 1919 to 1920, when the Soviets crushed the Republic of Kirjasalo and Estonian allies with support from Finland and the Whites, and led to signing of some treaties.
Battle of Romanovka – Happened in June 1919, in which the Americans defeated a Red Army attempt.
Rybinsk Uprising – Happened in July 1918, in which the Red Army defeated an anti-Bolshevik group in Rybinsk.
Yaroslavl Uprising – Happened at later date after the Rybinsk Uprising, Red Army once again defeated the same rebels from Rybinsk that tried to raise rebellion in Yaroslavl.
Southern Front Counteroffensive – Happened from August to September 1919, in which Denikin's White forces stopped a Red Army offensive southward, but that also delayed his own offensive in turn.
Starving March – Series of forced marches done by the Whites while escaping to any remaining White held areas in the East.
Trypillian Incident – Happened from June to July 1919, in which Green Armies defeated a Ref Army attempt of crushing their revolt.
Battle of Volochaevka (1922) – Happened in February 1922, in which the Far Eastern Republic forces defeated a White army unit.
Voronezh - Kastornoye Operation – Happened from October to November 1919, in which the Red Army and the Estonian Commune defeated a White force.
Voyshenskaya Uprising – Happened from March to June 1919, in which Don Cossacks successfully rebelled against the Soviets.
Battle of Vystavka – Happened from January to March 1919, in which the Red Army defeated the Allied Intervention in the area. This was known to be the last engagement the Canadians did in the intervention.
Battle of Dibrivka – Happened in September 1918, in which Makhnovshchina defeated the Central Powers members Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Battle of Ahvenkoski – Happened from April to May 1918, in which the Germans and White Finns defeated the last Red Finns.
Battle of Antrea – Happened from February to April 1918, where the White Finns defeated the Red Finns and Red Army volunteers.
Battle of Hämeenlinna – Happened in April 1918, in which Germans and White Finns defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Lahti – Happened from April to May 1918, in which Germans and White Finns defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Länkipoja – Happened in March 1918, in which White Finns defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Lempäälä – Happened from March to April 1918, where the White Finns and Swedish volunteers defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Ruovesi – Happened from March to April 1918, in which once again, the White Finns defeated the Red Finns and their Bolshevik allies
Battle of Tornio (1918) – Happened in February 1918, in which White Finns and Swedish volunteers defeated both Red Finns and Soviet allies.
Battle of Vilppula – Happened from January to March 1918 which the Finnish Whites defeated the Finnish Reds.
Slutsk Uprising – Happened from November to December 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Byelorussians.
Battle of Baranowicze – Happened from March to April 1919, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Byten – Happened from February to March 1919, in which the Red Army defeated the Polish forces.
Battle of Ossów – Happened in August 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Red Army.
Battle of Pinsk – Happened from February to March 1919, in which the Second Polish Republic forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Bereza Kartuska – Happened in February 1919, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets, starting the Polish - Soviet War.
Battle of Brzostowica – Happened in September 1920, where Polish forces beat the Soviets.
Battle of Bystryk – Happened in May 1920, in which the Red Army defeated the Polish forces.
Battle of Cholojów – Happened in August 1920, in which the Soviets forced the Polish forces to retreat.
Battle of Daugavpils – Happened in January 1920, in which a combined efforts of Poland and Latvia beat the Soviets and Latvian Riflemen.
Battle of Glębokie – Happened in July 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Polish forces.
Battle of Grodno – Happened in July 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Polish forces.
Battle of the Niemen River – Happened in September 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Komarów – Happened from August to September 1920, where Polish forces defeated the Soviets and inflicted damage.
Battle of Koziatyn – Happened in April 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Krwawy Bor – Happened in September 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Letychiv – Happened in February 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets
Battle of Minsk – Happened in August 1919, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Sarnowa Gora – Happened in August 1920 in which the Soviets lost the battle, despite inflicted heavy damage.
Battle of Radzymin – Happened in August 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Ostrolęka – Happened in August 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Polish forces.
Battle of Wolodarka – Happened in May 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
1919 Polish coup de etat attempt in Lithuania – Happened from August to September 1919, in which Lithuania foiled a coup organised by PMO.
Abkhazian Conflict – Happened from February to September 1918, multi-factional battles between Ottomans, Soviets, Abkhaz Bolsheviks and Kuban Soviet Republic, Transcaucasian Commissariat, Transcaucasian Federation,…
Battle of Yurchi – Happened in January 1922, where Basmachis defeated the Soviets.
Occupation of Poltava by the Bolsheviks – Happened from 1918 to 1919, in which the Soviets defeated the Ukrainian People's Republic.
West Siberian Rebellion – Happened from 1921 to 1922, in which Soviets suppressed the Green Armies rebellion, but overall the Greens won.
Battle of Motovilivka – Happened in November 1918, in which the Ukrainian Directorate defeated the Ukrainian State.
Odess Arsenal November Uprising – Happened from November to December 1917, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Peregonovka – Happened on September 1919, in which Makhnovshchina defeated a South Russian army.
Ukrainian Death Triangle or Rectangle or Quadrangle – Description of places where the Ukrainian People's Republic was trapped in between Soviets, Whites, Romania and Poland.
Battle of Katerynoslav – Happened in January 1918, in which the Red Army defeated the Ukrainian People's Republic and temporarily took the city.
Odessa Bolshevik Uprising – Happened in January 1918, in which the Bolsheviks and Rumcherod were successful in rebelling against Ukrainian People's Republic.
Alexandrovsk Uprising – Happened from 1917 to 1918, in which Ukrainian People's Republic tried to suppress Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets rebellion.
Crimean Operation – Happened in April 1918, in which the combined German, Ukrainian and Crimeans defeated Taurida SSR.
Battle of Sevastopol (1918) – Happened from April to May 1918 in which a combined German and Ukrainian efforts defeated the Bolsheviks.
First Winter Campaign – Happened from 1919 to 1920, in which the combined Ukrainian and Poland forces defeated both the Bolsheviks and their allies, and the White Russians.
Occupation of Kharkiv (1917) – Happened from 1917 to 1918, in which the Soviets defeated the Ukrainian People's Republic.
Khotyn Uprising – Happened from January to February 1919, in which Romanians defeated both Ukrainian and Moldovan insurgents and Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Kyiv (1919) – Happened from January to February 1919, in which the Soviets defeated the Ukrainian People's Republic.
November Uprising (1919) – Happened in December 1919, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviets.
November Uprising (1917) – Happened in December 1917, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Kruty – Happened in January 1918, in which the Bolsheviks defeated a detachment of pro-Ukrainian People's Republic students defending Kiev.
Proskuriv offensive – Happened from June to July 1919, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviet efforts to push towards Soviet Hungary.
Ukrainian anti-Soviet Campaign – Happened from July to September 1919, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviets.
Operation Keystone – Happened in near the end of World War 1, in which the Germans attempted to occupy the Murman Railway, but failed when their situation in other fronts failed.
Dagestan Campaign (1918) – Happened from August to September 1918, in which Ottomans defeated both Whites and Soviets.
Kolesov's campaign – Happened in March 1918, in which the Basmachis and Emirate of Bukhara defeated the Soviets and the Young Bukharans.
Siege of Khiva (1922) – Happened from April to May 1922, in which the Basmachis fought off the Soviets, initially winning the siege, but later the Soviets get their revenge.
Siege of Khiva (1924) – Happened from January to February 1924, in which the Soviets defeated the Basmachis.
Katerynoslav March – Happened from 1918 to 1919, in which the White Movement assisted the Ukrainian State to transfer command, against both Ukrainian People's Republic and the Makhnovshchina.
Chortkiv offensive – Happened from June to July 1919, in which the Polish forces defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Lemberg – Or Battle of Lwow or Lviv, happened from 1918 to 1919, in which Poland defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic, starting the Polish - Ukrainian War.
May Offensive (1919) – Happened from May to June 1919, in which Poland defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Riga (1919) – Happened in May 1919, in which the Baltische Landeswehr, Iron Division and Latvia defeated the Soviet Latvians.
Spring Offensive of the White Army – Happened from March to April of 1919, where the Whites defeated the Soviets.
Odessa Operation (1919) – Happened in August 1919, in which the Whites defeated the Soviets.
Vyoshenskaya Uprising – Happened from March to June 1919, in which the Don Cossacks and White forces defeated the Soviets.
Civil War on the Don – Happened from 1917 to 1920, a multi-factional series of battles between Whites, Don Cossacks and Allies like Britain and France, and Germany against the Soviets and Don Soviets.
Afghan Civil War (1928-1929) – Happened from 1928 to 1929, multi-factional clashes and wars between Kingdom of Afghanistan, Hazara volunteers, anti-Saqqawist Pashtun tribes, and Soviet Union's intervention, against Saqqawists with…
Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929) – First of several Soviet interventions in Afghanistan, happened from April to May 1929, when Soviet Red Army and Kingdom of Afghanistan defended against Saqqawists and their Basmachi allies.
Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1930) – The second one happened in June 1930, in which the Soviets with Afghan support defeated the Basmachis.
Perm Operation – Happened from 1918 to 1919, are series of battles between Soviets and White Siberian Army.
August Uprising (1924) – Happened from August to September 1924, in which the Soviets defeated several Georgian rebel groups.
Urtatagai conflict – Happened from 1925 to 1926, in which Soviets clashes with Kingdom of Afghanistan. It ended up with a settlement.

Rarely known Conflicts[edit]

Zeligowski's Mutiny – Happened from October to November 1920, in which Lucjan Zeligowski took control of Vilnius from Lithuania.
Central Lithuanian offensive of October 1920 – Happened in October 1920, in which Central Lithuania and Poland under Zeligowski captured more Lithuanian territories.
Central Lithuanian offensive at Kaunas – Happened in November 1920, in which Central Lithuania with Polish assistance and Lithuania had a status quo.
Sochi Conflict – Happened from 1918 to 1919, between Soviet Union with Abkhaz Bolsheviks, White Russians by Volunteer Army and Armed Forces of South Russia against Georgia with German and Green Armies support. The…
Khivan Revolution – Happened from 1917-1924, in which Soviets with KPK, Young Khivans and Jadids defeated the Khanate of Khiva and the Basmachi.
Bukharan operation – Happened from August to September 1920, in which Soviets and Young Bukharans defeated the Emirate of Bukhara and the Basmachis.
Chita Operation – Happened from April to October 1920, in which the Far Eastern Republic beat down the Far Eastern Army and Eastern Okraina under Grigory Semyonov and Japan.
Muravyov Rebellion – Happened in July 1918, in which Left SRs launched a rebellion against Soviet Union.
Hungarian - Romanian War – Happened from 1918 to 1919, where Romania with French help defeated Hungarians, Hungarian Communists with Soviet help.
Battle of Dushak – A battle in which the Allied intervention with White support defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort – Happened in May 1919, in which White Russians and British support destroyed their Soviet attackers.
Anzali Operation – Happened on May 1920, in which Soviets and the Jangal Movement of Gilan beat a combined White Russian and British Caspian Sea flotilla.
Battle of Binagadi – Happened from August to September 1918, in which the Ottomans and Azerbaijanis defeated a combined effort of Centrocaspian Dictatorship, White Russians, Dashnaksutyun, British, Soviet and Baku…
Battle of Kurdamir – Happened in July 1918 where the Ottomans and Azerbaijanis defeated yet another attempt by the Communists and Whites to repel them.
Battle of Yalama – Happened in April 1920, when the Red Army defeated an Azerbaijani army unit.
Battle of Saravan – Happened after the Battle of Yalama, in which Red Army defeated an Azerbaijani position.
Bender Uprising – Happened in May 1919, in which Romanians and French defeated a Soviet attempt at rebellion inside Moldovan.
Donbas Operation of 1919 – Series of battles from December 1919 to January 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the White South Russians and their Cossack allies.
Donbas - Don Operation – Happened from January to February 1918, in which the Red Army defeated the White South Russians and their Cossack allies.
Siege of Dushanbe – Happened in 1922, where the Red Army failed to besiege the Basmachi holdings in Dushanbe.
Battle of Jieznas – Happened in February 1919, in which Lithuania defeated the Soviets.
Kazan Operation – Happened in September 1918, in which the Soviets defeated the combined efforts of SR led People's Army of Komuch, Czechoslovak Legion and the populace of Kazan.
Kharkiv Operation (June 1919) – Happened on the date mentioned, where the White Russians defeated the Soviets.
Kharkiv Operation (December 1919) – Another offensive in Kharkiv, this time the Bolsheviks won.
Battle of Kiev (December 1919) – As stated on the date, the Soviets defeated the Whites in Kiev.
Kuban Offensive – Happened from June to November 1918, in which the Whites led by General Anton Denikin defeated the Bolsheviks, and pushed onto Caucasus.
Northern Caucasus Operation – Happened from 1918 to 1919, in which the Whites defeated the Soviets and their Dagestani allies.
Battle of Lipyagi – Happened in June 1918, in which the Czechoslovak Legion defeated the Bolsheviks.
Livny Uprising – Happened in August 1918, in which the Soviets defeated the local Livny rebels.
Siege of Petro-Alexandrovsk – Happened from November to December 1918, in which the Red Army defeated the Khanate of Khiva
Simbirsk Operation – Happened in September 1918, in which the Soviets defeated the efforts of People's Army of Komuch and Czechoslovak Legion.
Syzran - Samara Operation – Happened from September to October 1918 in which the Red Army defeated a Komuch and Czechoslovak Legion force.
Battle for Kazan – Happened in August 1918, in which the Czechoslovak and Komuch defeated the Red Army.
Battle of Ust - Padenga – Happened in January 1919, where the Red Army beat the Americans in the town.
Battle of Zangezur – Happened in November 1919, in which Armenia defeated the combined efforts of Ankara Government, Azerbaijan and Kurdish volunteers.
Battle of Nakhchivan – Happened in June 1919, in which the Armenians defeated the Republic of Aras with Turkish and Azeri allies.
Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur - Nakhchivan – Happened from 1919 to 1920, in which Armenians with Dashnaksutyun and White support defeated the Muslim Armenians with Azeri, Turkish and Kurdish support.
Battle of Raranćza – Happened in February 1918, in which Poland defeated Austria-Hungary.
Battle of Narva – Happened in November 1918, in which the Bolsheviks defeated a combined Estonian and German force.
Battle of Tampere – Happened from March to April 1918, in which White Finns and Swedish volunteers defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Hyvinkää – Happened in April 1918, where the Germans defeated the Red Finns.
Battle of Berezina – Happened in 1919, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Second Battle of Berezina – The second series of battles between the Red Army and Polish forces, happened from May to June 1920.
Battle of Borkowo – Happened in August 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Borodzianka – Happened in June 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Boryspil – Happened in June 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Chorupań – Happened in July 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Cyców – Happened in August 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki – Happened in August 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Lida – Happened in April 1919, where Poland defeated the Soviets, destroyed an armoured train.
Battle of Obuchowo – Happened in September 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Przasnysz – Happened in August 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Sejny – Happened in September 1920 in which Poland defeated the Lithuanians.
Battle of Vapniarka – Happened in July 1919, in which Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Bolsheviks.
Battle of Voznesensk – Happened in April 1920, in which the Ukrainian People's Republic defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Berezhany – Happened in June 1919, in which Poland defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Buchach – Happened in June 1919, in which the West Ukrainian People's Republic defeated Poland.
Battle of Jazlowiec – Happened in July 1919, in which Poland defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Tarnopol – Happened in June 1919, in which UGA defeated Poland.
Battle of Zhovkva – Happened in January 1919, in which the West Ukrainian People's Republic defeated Poland.
Battle of Khyriv – Happened in December 1918, in which Poland defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Przemysl – Happened in November 1918, in which Poland defeated the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
Battle of Jelgava – Happened in November 1919, in which Latvia defeated the West Russian Volunteer Army.
Battle of Radviliskis – Happened in November 1919, in which Lithuania defeated the West Russian Volunteer Army.
Battle of Cēsis – Happened in June 1919, in which Latvia and Estonia defeated the forces of Freikorps and Baltische Landeswehr.
Battle of Krivasoo – Happened from November to December 1919, in which Estonia defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Laagna – Happened in January 1919, in which the Estonians and both Finnish and Swedish volunteers defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Paju – Happened in January 1919, in which a combined forces of Estonia, Swedish and Finnish Volunteers defeated the combined forces of Soviets and Soviet Latvians.
Battle of Tartu – Happened in January 1919, in which the Estonians with Danish volunteers defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Utria – Happened in January 1919, in which the Estonians with Finnish and Swedish volunteers defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Karakilisa – Happened in May 1918, in which the Ottomans defeated the Armenians.
Battle of Sardarabad – Happened in May 1918, in which the Armenians defeated the Ottomans.
Battle of Gagra – Happened in April 1919, in which the Georgians defeated the Whites under Anton Denikin.
Mughan clashes – Happened from 1918 to 1919, a multi-factional clashes between Whites, Bolsheviks and Azerbaijanis, which led to the Azeris absorbing the Mughan.
Manych operation – Happened from April to May 1919, in which the Whites defeated the Soviets.
Steppe March – Happened from February to May 1918, in which the Don Army survived the relentless Red Army attacks.
Iasi - Don March – An organised force made by some White officers.

Obscure Conflicts[edit]

Klaipeda Revolt – Happened in January 1923, when Lithuania with Lithuanian Riflemen's Union and Klaipeda Directorate, revolted against French administration in Lithuania. The revolt ended in Lithuanian victory.
Hryhoriv Uprising – Happened from May to July 1919, multi-factional wars between Makhnovshchina, Hryhorivshchina and Soviets ended up with the crushing of the rebellion.
Yakut Revolt of 1918 – Happened from February to July 1918, when several detachments of White forces captured parts of Yakutia. It took Soviet Union forces to flush out the revolt.
Armenian - Turkish War – Happened from September to December 1920, in which Turkey defeated Armenia.
1920 Ganja Revolt – Happened in May 1920, in which Soviets crushed an Azerbaijani rebellion.
Armeno - Georgian War – Happened in December 1918, between Armenia and Georgia. Both sides claimed victory.
February Uprising – Happened from February to April 1921, between Soviet Union and Soviet Armennia against Dashnaksutyun and Republic of Mountainous Armenia. The Bolsheviks crushed the rebellion.
Georgian - Ossetian Conflict (1918-1920) – Happened from 1918 to 1920, series of revolts of Ossetian separatists with Soviet help against Georgia. The rebellion failed, leading to later Soviet invasion of Georgia.
Battle of Volochaevka – Happened in February 1922, in which the Soviet Far East defeated the White Rebel Army.
Tungai Uprising – Happened in April 1919, when an entire Red Army unit was eliminated by Alash Orda.
Action of May 3, 1920 – In which a Soviet floating battery captured a French sloop.
Action of January 9, 1921 – In which a French fleet destroyed a boat shipment for the Soviets.
Invasion of Åland – Happened from February to September 1918, a multi-factional clashes between the Soviet fleet stationed in the island against Sweden and the Central Powers of Germany and Finland. The clashes stopped…
Arsk Uprising – Happened from October to November 1918, where the Red Army quelled a peasant uprising in Arsk.
Battle of Makanchi – Where Whites and Alash Orda defeated a Soviet attack from July to August 1918
Battle of Chornobyl – Happened in April 1920, in which Polish troops defeated a Red Army unit in Chornobyl.
Battle of Bobruysk – Happened from February to March 1918, in which Poland defeated the Soviets and Latvian Riflemen in Babruysk
Battle of Bogdat – Happened from September to October 1919, in which Whites with Japanese support defeated a Red Army partisan unit.
Battle of Novo Litovoskaya – Happened in August 1918, in which Americans crushed a Soviet unit.
Sorokino Rebellion – Happened in early 1922, in which the Bolsheviks defeated a combined rebellion by peasants, anarchists and White Army veterans.
Raid on Kronstadt – Happened in August 1919, in which the British demoralised the Bolsheviks by attacking their fleet on Kronstadt.
Sheksna Uprising – Happened in December 1918, in which the Soviets crushed a Green Armies rebellion in Vologda and Sheksna.
Spassk Operation – Happened on October 1922, in which the Far Eastern Republic defeated Zemskaya Rat, a White force in the way to Vladivostok.
1920 Royal Navy mission to Enzeli – An attempt by the British to assist the garrison in Persia. The mission was imprisoned and just used as prisoner exchange chips.
Black Sea mutiny – A mutiny among the French Navy sailors launched against being ordered to launch an offensive in the Black Sea.
Vaga River Front – Happened at the Northern Front, in which the Red Army reduced the Allied Intervention to only a defensive maneuver.
Battle of Posolskeya – Happened in January 1920, where Americans defeated a Red Army team.
Walk crisis – Happened from 1918 to 1920, where Estonia and Latvia disputed the Walk area.
Capture of Tapa – Happened in January 1919, in which Estonia defeated the Red Army.
Battle of Punapargi – Happened in December 1918, in which Germans defeated Estonia.
Battle of Viipuri – Happened in April 1918, where the Finnish Whites defeated the Finnish Reds.
Battle of Varkaus – Happened in February 1918, in which Finnish White defeated the Finnish Reds.
Battle of Syrjäntaka – Happened in April 1918, where the Red Finns broke through the German lines.
Battle of Kämärä – Happened in January 1918, which the Red Finns defeated White Finn attempts to disrupt the supply line.
Battle of Sieliszcze – A minor battle happened on November 1919, in which the Polish forces captured a Red Army unit.
Battle of Stolowicze – Happened in April 1919, in which the Polish forces defeated the Red Army.
Battle of Zhabinka – Happened in July 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Red Army.
Battle of Kobryń – Happened in September 1920, in which the Polish forces defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Dytiatyn – Happened in September 1920, in which the Soviets and Poland got victories.
Battle of Kock – Happened in August 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Battle of Nasielsk – A battle happened in August 1920, in which Poland defeated the Soviets.
Niesvizh Uprising – Happened from March 1919, in which the Soviets crushed a Polish uprising.
Dubno Garrison Revolt – Happened in September 1917, in which a rebellion was crushed.
Pork Mutiny – Happened in February 1922, an incident in which a group of Red Guards disarmed a Finnish border guard unit. Name comes from the containers that was once contained pork.
Minusinsk Uprising – Happened from November to December 1918, in which the White Army defeated a peasant revolt.
Rebellion in Tskhinvali – Happened in March 1918, in which Georgians crushed an Ossetian rebellion.
Actions of April 29, 1919 – Happened at the date, in which was known to be one of the earliest air battles in the civil war, between Poland and West Ukrainian People's Republic, which was won by Poland.
Lankaran Operation – Happened in August 1919, where ADR defeated the Whites in Mugan.
Battle of Choloki – Happened in April 1918, in which the Transcaucasian Commissariat defeated the Ottomans.
Battle of Dolakovo – Happened in February 1919, in which Ingush fighters defeated the Whites.
Ice Cruise of the Baltic fleet – Happened from February to April 1918, in which the Baltic Fleet were transferred to the Soviets.
Battle of Obytichnyi Split – Happened in September 1920, where a couple of flotillas from both Whites and Soviets fought. Both sides claimed victory.
The Bogdat Operation – Happened from September to October 1919, in which the Whites defeated the Soviets.
Ulagay's Landing – Happened from August to September 1920, in which the Soviets defeated the Army of Wrangel and their Kuban Cossacks allies.
Voronezh - Povorino Operation – Happened in January 1919, in which the Soviets defeated the Don Army.

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Featured Reddit chart: u/Hinata_2-8. Russian Civil War Iceberg. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
IcebergThreads version: Hinata_2-8. Russian Civil War. IcebergThreads. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

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↑ u/Hinata_2-8. Russian Civil War Iceberg. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Hinata_2-8. Russian Civil War. IcebergThreads. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

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