1921: Crisis and Reform Flashcards
What was the Tambov Rebellion?
A rebellion in Tambov against grain requisitioning and Cheka brutality.
Who lead the Tambov Rebellion?
Aleksandr Antonov
How many people were fighting alongside Antonov by January 1921?
50,000
When was the Kronstadt Rebellion?
1921
Who partook in the Kronstadt Rebellion?
Sailors at the Kronstadt naval base
What did the Kronstadt sailors demand?
- Free and fair elections for soviets
- Release of all political prisoners
- Freedom of speech and press
- The abolition of the Cheka
- An end to War Communism
What was the slogan used by the Kronstadt sailors?
Soviets Without Communists
How did Lenin respond to the Kronstadt Rebellion?
He sent the Red Army and by March the rebels were crushed.
How did Lenin respond to the Tambov Rebellion?
He deported 100,000 people to labour camps and gassed peasant villages.
What did Lenin authorise the Cheka to do in February 1921?
Destroy all opposition parties.
What was introduced at the 1921 Party Congress?
The New Economic Plan
What were Lenin’s two main opposition factions within the Communist Party?
- The Worker Opposition
- The Democratic Centralists
What was On Party Unity?
A resolution introduced by Lenin which banned party factions.
