 This revolution was opposed by the Soviet-supported communists who, perhaps surprisingly, campaigned against the loss of civil property rights.As the war progressed, the government and the communists were able to exploit their access to Soviet arms to restore government control over the war effort, through diplomacy and force.Anarchists and the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification ("Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista", POUM) were integrated into the regular army, albeit with resistance.