Red Terror at Political Glossary

What is it? Initiated by the Bolsheviks (q.v.) after an August 1918 attempt on Lenins life. The bloody reign of the Vecheka (q.v.), during which the nation was ruthlessly subjugated to the Bolshevik will. The Red Terror continued until 1920.

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