Its role being the defense "of the Soviet authority, the creation of a basis for the transformation of the standing army into a force deriving its strength from a nation in arms, and, furthermore, the creation of a basis for the support of the coming Socialist Revolution in Europe."
起作用是维护“苏维埃政权，创建常备军转入武装力量从一个武装起来的国家汲取其力量的基础，并由此建立支持即将到来的欧洲社会主义革命的基础”。