The Kronstadt Rebellion: When Communists Fought the Revolution

In March 1921, the sailors of the Kronstadt naval fortress — once hailed as the 'pride and glory of the Russian Revolution' — rose up against the Bolshevik government they had helped bring to power. This episode explores the Kronstadt Rebellion from its roots in war communism and the sailors' disillusionment through the brutal assault across the frozen Gulf of Finland. We discuss the rebel demands for free soviets, the role of Leon Trotsky and Mikhail Tukhachevsky in crushing the uprising, and how the Kronstadt tragedy influenced Lenin's New Economic Policy. Drawing on contemporary accounts and the Petropavlovsk resolution, we examine why these 'Red Vikings' became enemies of the state and how the rebellion's legacy haunted the Soviet regime for decades. A story of revolution eating its own children.

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