Whites approach contast

• 'Russia Great and undivided'
• General Yudenich's Armies


  • Failed to gain assistance from Finland during attacks on Petrograd in 1919
• Poland's Inactivity

  • Poland did not support Denikin's summer offensive in 1919, affecting the Whites' chances of turning the tide
• Nationality Issues

  • Failed to be resilient on nationality issues and faced conflicts with Caucasian nations and Ukrainian nationalists
• Allies' Resentment

  • The Don and Kuban Cossacks resented his Great Russian nationalism and refusal to pledge local self-government
• Strategic Mistake

  • Whites focused on military victory first, deferring political questions to a later time