war mostly by anti communist forces who war would continue until nine hundred twenty three. the bolsheviks red army defeated a coalition of opposition forces known as the white on. soviet rule was now imposed across the country. the union of soviet socialist republics was officially declared on december the twenty second nineteen twenty two the new states now covered nearly one sixth of the us land surface. there was a major famine from one nine hundred twenty one to twenty two one major cause feel thora he seized commodities from peasants to feed the cities and the military. an estimated five million people died in the famine. food supplies donated by your top of united states soon started arriving.