Green armies
| Green armies | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Ivan Klyopov (Livny) Nestor Makhno (Yekaterinoslav) Danylos Terpylo (Trypillia) Nykyfor Hryhoriv (Kherson) Alexander Antonov (Tambov) |
| Dates of operation | 1918–1922 |
| Motives | The end of war communism and the policy of requisitioning |
| Active regions | Throughout Russia and Ukraine |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Anti-Bolshevism Factions: Agrarian socialism Neo-narodism Anarchism Revolutionary socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Opponents | Bolsheviks |
| Battles and wars | Trypillian Incident Anti-Hetman Uprising Livny Uprising 1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine Chapan rebellion Tambov Rebellion Pitchfork uprising Southern Russia Intervention West Siberian rebellion Akulevsky uprising Sheksna uprising |
The Green armies (Russian: Зеленоармейцы, romanized: Zelenoarmeytsy), also known as the Green Army (Зелёная Армия, Zelonaya Armiya) or Greens (Зелёные, Zelonyye), were armed peasant groups which fought against all governments in the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1922. The Green armies were semi-organized local militias that opposed the Bolsheviks, Whites, and foreign interventionists, and fought to protect their communities from requisitions or reprisals carried out by third parties. The Green armies were politically and ideologically neutral, but at times associated with the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. The Green armies had at least tacit support throughout much of Russia. However, their primary base, the peasantry, were largely reluctant to wage an active campaign during the Russian Civil War and, with an impending Bolshevik victory, dissolved in 1922.