Kronstadt and Tambov Revolts Flashcards
When did the Tambov revolt occur?
August 1920 - June 1921
How many peasants were involved in the Tambov revolt?
70,000
Who led the Tambov revolt?
Alexander Antonov
How many Red Army troops were deployed to end the Tambov revolt?
100,000
What happened in the Tambov revolt?
Peasants refused to hand over their grain
Seized grain from the convoys headed to Russia
Why did the Tambov revolt begin?
Bolsheviks beat the town elders in front of the village
No grain could be requisitioned
What was happening in 1921 to heighten tensions in rural areas?
Famine
How did the Red Army tackle the Tambov revolt?
Poison gas
10,000 imprisoned in concentration camps
When did the Kronstadt sailors send Lenin their manifesto?
March 1921
How many sailors rebelled?
30,000 over 11 days
How many Kronstadt prisoners were taken?
15,000
What was the slogan the Kronstadt sailors used?
Soviets without Bolsheviks
Who led the Reds against the Kronstadt sailors?
Tukhachevsky
What was in the Kronstadt sailors’ manifesto?
Freedom for workers
Democracy in army/navy
End grain requisitioning
How did Lenin feel about the Kronstadt revolt?
Called the sailors ‘white traitors’
It enlightened him to the impact of Wat Communism as the sailors had been so loyal since 1917
