The main lesson of the civil war: "People, be humane!" review for the materials of the 10th issue of the historical popular science magazine "Rodina" for 2022. The theme of the issue is 100 years since the end of the civil war

What was happening on Russian land in 1918-1922? It seems mind-boggling. The First World War gave way to a large-scale fratricidal massacre: battles took place throughout the country. Waves of red and white terror rolled continuously one after another. Hunger, cold, and epidemics mercilessly devoured workers, peasants, landowners, capitalists, Russians, Tatars, Jews, men, women, and children. It came down to cannibalism. Horror drove the population beyond the Russian Empire. It sought salvation in France, Spain, Australia, Latin America and other remote corners of the globe... What happened to one of the largest countries in the world? Why did she find herself in a tragic situation? Was it possible to avoid the death of such a huge mass of people or at least reduce the number of victims? Who exactly is to blame for the fact that such an unprecedented misfortune befell Russia? The most difficult questions. It is curious what answers to them we will find on the pages of Rodina magazine.