This is a straightforward answer to your question. When the bulk of soldiers, ill-equipped to fight against an enemy with superior weapons, is not backed up by a system of good enough food, clothing and medical aid, their morale is naturlly lowered.
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There must have been a feeling that they had been put out to fight and risk losing their lives for a country that did not care enough about them to meet their most basic needs. It isn't at all surprising that many defected and joined the revolution.
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Lenin was preaching "Peace, bread, land" and these poor men, suffering cold, hunger, injury and with no hope of a good life when they eventually returned from battle, naturally signed up to this mantra.