Black Army
Proper noun
Meaning
Black Army
(history) A Ukrainian army of anarchist peasants and other workers during the Russian Civil War.
Synonyms: Makhnovshchina, Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine
Examples
A Black Army veteran wanted to show her support for her local police department by attending a “Back the Blue” rally — but she says she wound up getting “greeted with backlash and racism.”
After an abortive move north against the Red Army, Wrangel's troops were forced south by Red Army and Black Army forces; Wrangel and the remains of his army were evacuated to Constantinople in November 1920.
An attempted invasion of southern Ukraine was rebuffed by the anarchist Black Army under the command of Nestor Makhno.
During the Civil War, Nestor Makhno led a Ukrainian anarchist movement, the Black Army allied to the Bolsheviks thrice, one of the powers ending the alliance each time.
His mercenary standing army (the Black Army ) had the strongest military potential of its era.