Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end to Russia's role in World War One. However he could not avoid a civil war. The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921.

in a dramatic and sudden turn in the civil war that started in 2011. Russia was either unable or unwilling to provide the military support to keep Assad in power in the way it did in 2016 ...

Russia has played a major role in the Syrian Civil War and has garnered controversy over its airstrikes along with Syrian government forces against terrorist organizations and other rebel groups.

Russian troops, who entered Syria in 2015 to support the Assad regime during the civil war, are reportedly now trapped in the country following the uprising. Other military bloggers have claimed ...

The tirade was aimed at Alexander Bastrykin, the head of Russia's Investigative Committee, and Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Minister of Internal Affairs. Both men are closely linked to Putin ...

There was no immediate comment from the Russian military, whose air campaign in support of the Syrian government has been crucial in turning the tide of the 12-year civil war in its favour.

MOSCOW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war alone, Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy chairman of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Sunday, while suggesting ...

The impact of foreign countries on the Civil War was minimal for a number of reasons: World War One had ended in 1918, resulting in a lack of commitment to Russia With the threat of Germany gone ...