part of a dig I was doing
connecting world events in the year 1919
when Russia socialists were killing each other
The year that Yale began grooming Mao as a Communist Leader
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919
https://archive.is/GMILJ
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_in_the_Russian_Revolution_and_in_the_Russian_Civil_War
In 1918, Dmitri Gavronsky, a member of the Russian Constituent Assembly, asserted that the Bolsheviks based their power chiefly on foreign support. He asserted that, "in Moscow, they have at their disposal 16,000 well-armed Lettish soldiers, some detachments of Finnish Red Guards and a large battalion of Chinese troops." Gavronsky added that "The latter are always used for executions."[21]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Civil_War
World War I
Main article: World War I
The Russian Empire fought in World War I from 1914 alongside France and the United Kingdom (Triple Entente) against Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (Central Powers).
February Revolution
Main article: February Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 resulted in the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia. As a result, the
Russian Provisional Government was established, and soviets, elected councils of workers, soldiers, and peasants, were organized throughout the country, leading to a situation of dual power. Russia was proclaimed a republic in September of the same year.