Kronstadt Mutiny
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A rebellion by sailors at the Kronstadt naval base, previously loyal supporters of the revolution, demanding free elections and an end to dictatorship.
The event in which the discontent of workers, suffering food shortages and the collapse of the currency, culminated.
Topics that use Kronstadt Mutiny
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 3 Moves towards totalitarianism (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 4 Economic and social change, 1918–24 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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