Conversation so far:
What was the Red Cavalry and its relationship with Isaac Babel?
Red Cavalry or Konarmiya is a collection of short stories by Russian author Isaac Babel about the 1st Cavalry Army.
Did Isaac Babel write the stories in Red Cavalry?
Red Cavalry is a collection of short stories by Russian author Isaac Babel.
What were the stories in Red Cavalry by Isaac Babel about?
The book Red Cavalry was one of the Russian people's first literary exposures to the dark, bitter reality of the war.

Question: Which war is he talking about?
Self-contained rewrite: Which war is Isaac Babel talking about in Red Cavalry?