High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Green armies, Green Army (Russian: Зелёная Армия), or Greens (Russian: Зелёные) were armed peasant groups which fought against all governments in the Russian Civil War. They fought to protect the communities in which they lived from requisitions or reprisals by either side. Closely associated with the Socialist-Revolutionary Party, by far the largest grouping of the Russian Constituent Assembly, the Green Armies had, at least tacit support, throughout much of Russia. However, the main support base of the Green Armies, namely the peasantry, were largely reluctant to wage an active campaign during the Russian Civil War. Much of the armed strength of the Green Armies eventually became subsumed by the White Army.