Forum:Russia not communist?

Why did Russia not become communist following the Great War? Nothing I read in this series would lead me to believe that the Czar could retain control. The Eastern Front played out as it did in real life, so the results should have been the same. In the Civil War that followed in Russia, the only way that the White Army could have defeated the Red Army was if the international community largely increased its backing of the White Army. In real life, most nations provided arms and supplies to the White Army already. In Turtledove's Universe, I would expect that the US would supply little or no arms and supplies to the White Army due to the Socialists being in charge at that time. This would, in fact, make it more likely that the Red Army would defeat the White Army, resulting in a communist Russia.

If anyone has a logical theory on why Russia doesn't go communist in this timeline, please let me know. This has been bugging me ever since I first read the series, years ago. Posted this in another discussion page, but decided to post here too, feel free to delete whichever is in the wrong place.