Bolshevik Items
of the Russian Civil War
(1917-1921)

 

 

Bolshevik Items

In this section you can see items that were produced by the Bolshevik government during the Civil War.  These items were used widely in the areas that were under Red Army control.

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Bolshevik 100 Ruble Note (1919)

In this section you can see a close up picture of a Bolshevik 100 Ruble banknote issued in 1919.  On one side the note tells the workers of the world to unite in many languages.

On the reverse is more conventional writing stating the denomination and other national information.  It is serial numbered AA-013.

 

 

Bolshevik 50,000 Ruble Note

Here you can see a Bolshevik 50,000 Ruble banknote.  Unlike the note from 1919, this one is a monochrome note that is much simpler in design.

The front has the serial number GG-081.

 

 

Revolutionary Newspaper from 1918

Here we have issue number 22 of the magazine 'The Flame'.  It was published in 1918 and features many stories of the revolutionary era.  Its cover story is entitled 'To the weapon the comrades!"