AHC: Shorter Russian Civil War

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With any POD on or after the February Revolution, make it so that the Russian Civil War does not drag on as long as it does in OTL. The caveat? The Soviet Union must still be established.

What could the Reds do to further hasten the conclusion of the war in their favor?
 
If they can dissuade the Poles from invading somehow, Wrangel's remnant in the Crimea is going to get plowed under a lot earlier.
 
How about no Red Army invasion of Poland? That could have allowed Lenin some extra leverage in dealing with the White movement without the Poles breathing down on them.
 
Bolshevik-Socialist-Revolutionary-Narodnik Soviet Union. Gets rid of a lot of the rebellions against USSR.

So basically no forcible dispersal of the Soviets after the October Revolution? This would leave the Mensheviks around at least.

That would require Lenin to have a personality change, or someone to restrain him.
 
So basically no forcible dispersal of the Soviets after the October Revolution? This would leave the Mensheviks around at least.

That would require Lenin to have a personality change, or someone to restrain him.

Or his assassination attempt goes through and his successors reinstate the Soviets. Or he's killed before he shits on the Soviets.
 
If the Allies mind their own business and stay out of Russia that shortens it a lot; not only do the Reds not have to deal with distractions like Archangel and Baku but the Whites are deprived of support and collapse much quicker.
 
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