Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926

Partiia sotsialistov-revoliutsionerov: Party of Socialists-Revolutionaries (SRs)

PUR

Political Administration of the Red Army: Politicheskoe upravlenie pri Revvoensovete respublika

Rabkrin

People’s Commissariat of Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspection

RKP(b)

The Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

RSDLP

Russian Social Democratic Labor Party

RSDLP(b)

Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (Bolsheviks)

RSFSR

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic

Rosta

Rossiiskoe telegrafnoe agentstvo: Russian Telegraph Agency

ROVS

Russkii Obshche-Voinskii Soiuz: Russian All-Military Union

Sovnarkom

Sovet narodnykh komissarov: Council of People’s Commissars

SR

A member of the PSR

SSR

Soviet Socialist Republic

STO

Sovet truda i oborona: Council of Labor and Defense

UGA

Ukrains′ka Halits′ka Armiia: Ukrainian Galician Army

UNR

Ukrayins′ka Narodnia Respublika: Ukrainian National (sometimes People’s) Republic

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

VSNKh

Vysshii sovet narodnogo khoziastva: Supreme Council of the National Economy

VTsIK

Vserossiiskii tsentral′nyi ispol′nitelnyi komitet: All-Russian Central Executive Committee

Zemgor

Ob″edinennyi komitet Zemskogo soiuza i Soiuza gorodov: United Committee of the Union of Zemstvos and Municipal Councils

Chronology

1916    Summer: Widespread revolts occur against Russian rule across Central Asia consequent to the extension of conscription to the formerly exempted Muslim subjects of the Russian Empire. The revolts are suppressed by force and meet considerable resistance, anticipating further Russian–Muslim conflicts in the region in the coming years (the Basmachi movement).