The Constituent Assembly: Russia's Only Democratic Election
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In November 1917, Russia held its first and only genuinely democratic national election, electing the All-Russian Constituent Assembly. The Socialist Revolutionary Party won a landslide victory, but when the Assembly met in January 1918, the Bolsheviks dissolved it by force. This episode explores the election campaign, the dramatic session at the Tauride Palace, and the brutal suppression that followed. We discuss the roles of Viktor Chernov, Yakov Sverdlov, and the Left SRs, and how this moment shaped the one-party state. The Constituent Assembly remains a symbol of democratic possibility crushed by revolutionary zeal.
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