The Tambov Rebellion: Peasants vs the Bolsheviks

In 1920, the Russian province of Tambov erupted in one of the largest peasant uprisings against Bolshevik rule. Led by the Socialist Revolutionary Alexander Antonov, the 'Antonovshchina' saw tens of thousands of peasants take up arms against War Communism, forced grain requisitions, and the Cheka's terror. This episode digs into the brutal suppression by the Red Army under Tukhachevsky, the use of chemical weapons against villages, and the rebellion's lasting impact on Soviet policy. We explore the daily reality of the rebellion: village councils, guerrilla tactics, and the desperate hunger that drove farmers to fight Lenin's government. It's a stark chapter that reveals how the Bolsheviks' dream of a workers' state clashed with the peasant majority.

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