Tambov revolt 1920-1921 Flashcards
1
Q
What were the key causes?
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- War Communism: Brutal grain requisitioning (prodrazvyorstka) left peasants starving.
- Cheka Repression: Executions and hostage-taking fueled anger.
- Drought (1920): Worsened food shortages, sparking revolt.
2
Q
What was the course of it/ key events?
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Peasant Army (Green): Led by Alexander Antonov.
50,000+ rebels used forests to ambush Red Army.
Tukhachevsky used chemical weapons, mass executions, and concentration camps.
Families of rebels shot or deported.
Defeat: (June 1921)
Red Army deployed 200,000 troops, artillery, and poison gas.
Antonov killed (1922); rebellion crushed but forced Lenin to abandon War Communism for the NEP.
3
Q
How does Orlando Figes describe the revolt?
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“The Tambov Rebellion was the Soviet state’s first war against its own people.”
