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Centralization vs. Autonomy
- The Bolsheviks faced a dilemma: centralize power or grant autonomy to former Russian territories.
- This mirrored the challenge faced by the nascent United States in the 1780s.
The Fall of Makhno
- Nestor Makhno, a Ukrainian anarchist leader, allied with the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War.
- After the war, the Bolsheviks turned on Makhno, forcing him into exile and ending his dream of a free Ukraine.
Bolshevik Consolidation
- The Bolsheviks, after winning the civil war, consolidated their power and labeled other socialist groups as deviations.
- This rewriting of history obscured the initial power struggle among various socialist factions.