The Russian Civil War must be distinguished from the Russian Revolutions of 1917. They are not the same; therefore their causes are not the same. The Civil War was caused because Lenin and his Bolsheviks took over the government from the Russian Provisional Government and announced that they were now in power. The Bolshevik party did not represent the population of Russia.
DEFINITION of 'Asset Deficiency'. A situation where a company's liabilities exceed its assets. Asset deficiency is a sign of financial distress and indicates that a company may default on its obligations to creditors and may be headed for bankruptcy. Asset deficiency can also cause a publicly traded company to be delisted from a stock exchange.
An asset is a resource controlled by the business from which an inflow of future economic benefits are expected. (These are sources from which you make money.) A liability is a present obligation from which an outflow of future economic benefits is expected. (You have to pay out for these.) Having more total liabilities than total assets is referred to as being insolvent, while having more current liabilities than current assets is referred to as being illiquid.