After winning World War I, the Allies militarily backed the anti-Bolshevik White forces in Russia. Allied efforts were hampered by divided objectives, war-weariness (after WWI) and a lack of domestic support.
Tying a Surgeonâs Knot. 1  1. Create a left-over-right starting knot. 2  2. Make a loop with the left lace. 3  3. Circle the loop with the right lace.  4. Insert the right lace into the circle you created and 1  pull. 5. Wrap the right loop around the left loop again.  6. Pull tightly on the 1  loops. 7. Tie the other  shoe.
Stopper Knot. The stopper knot is very handy in several situations. For instance you could tie one in the end of the rope it stop it unexpectedly passing through the belay/abseil device. Use it to backup your figure eight follow through tie in knot. Two stopper knots are used to make the double fishermans for joining two ropes. To tie a stopper knot in the end of the rope, follow these steps. Step 1: Form a loop. Step 2: Form a second loop behind the first one, as shown. Step 3: Pass the end back through both loops.