Opinion of the anti-Bolshevik left

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A mixed bag, to say the least. The Mensheviks were disgusting counterrevolutionary scum and the Left SRs were hellbent on returning to a state of war with the Germans (not exactly a smart move, given you know, the utter devastation of Russia during said war). The only anti-Bolshevik left-wing group I can really speak somewhat favorably of were the various anarchist, anarcho-syndicalist, or anarcho-communist groups that were involved in the Revolution, and even these should obviously be addressed with some nuance, given the circumstances of the war and given the nature of the enemies facing down the young workers' republic.