Support the release of new history lessons on the Patreon platform — / eidelman Support the release of new history lessons by becoming a sponsor on YouTube – / @tamaraeidelmanhistory The new issue of “History Lessons with Tamara Eidelman” is dedicated to the first months of the civil war, when the opposing sides were just concentrating their forces, when it seemed that there was no white movement, but only individual performances by white officers that no one needed. In fact, this terrible, horrible period of Russian history was just beginning. Books: 1. Roman Gul. Ice March with Kornilov. 2. A. Ushakov. V. Fedyuk. Kornilov. 3. A. Denikin. Essays on the Russian Time of Troubles. Follow us on social media, where we regularly publish additional stories: Follow Tamara Natanovna on Instagram — / tamaraeidelman Follow our Telegram channel — https://t.me/eidelman Follow our Facebook page — / eidelmantn Follow our VKontakte page — https://vk.com/eidelmantn - 00:00 -Introduction. Topic of the video. 1:08 -When did the civil war begin? 3:14 -The Bolsheviks seized power throughout Russia. 4:50 -Why did the civil war begin and when? 8:04 -Jonathan Smeal on military conflicts. 11:30 -On resistance to the authorities. Kerensky and Kornilov. 14:30 -Krasnov and military actions. 17:13 -Vigzhel and their demands. 17:55 -Negotiations on a joint government. The First Council of People's Commissars. 19:39 - Negotiations between Krasnov and Dybenko. The fate of Kerensky. 22:23 - Krasnov and support for the Germans. 25:32 - Autumn of 1917 and negotiations with the Germans. 30:16 - Release of the generals. 32:54 - Denikin's memoirs. Cossack troops. 35:28 - Alekseyev and the creation of a new army. 37:26 - Continuation of Denikin's memoirs. Arrival of Kornilov. 39:07 - The triumphal march of Soviet power. 40:22 - The Cossacks as a support of power. 42:54 - The movement of the volunteer army of 1918. 44:52 - On the cruelty of civil wars. 45:56 - Books about the psychology of war. 47:24 - On cruelty in the civil war. 48:26 - Denikin's recollections of the spiritual image of the army. 49:11 - The storming of Ekaterinodar. The death of Kornilov. 51:27 - The retreat of the army, return to Rostov. Bolshevik reforms. 52:40 - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Trotsky and his thoughts. Who will build communism? 55:49 - Peace with Germany. How to avoid war? 58:34 - Independent states. The cession of territories and the signing of peace. 1:01:43 - What does it mean to destroy peace by force? 1:04:00 - About the constituent assembly. The regulations on elections. 1:09:08 - About the congress of soviets. Their functions. 1:12:40 - The Extraordinary Commission for the Fight against Counterrevolution. 1:14:09 - About another army. Trotsky's organizational skills. 1:18:13 - Economic changes. Socialization of the land. 1:21:15 - Summer of 1918. Poor peasant committees. 1:22:55 - Industry. Workers' control. 1:24:11 - Adoption of a new constitution. 1:25:23 - Address to the audience.