1905 Kronstadt Mutiny

On 26 October 1905, a mutiny erupted among soldiers and sailors stationed at the Kronstadt naval base, following the arrest of 50 soldiers who tried to present their demands to their regiment commander.[1][2] The mutineers, who were poorly organised and lacked effective leadership, engaged in arson and looting.[3] On 28 October, troops were brought in from St. Petersburg to suppress the mutiny, which resulted in the deaths of 16 sailors and one civilian.[3]

  1. ^ Kowner, Rotem (2009). The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War. Scarecrow Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780810870079.
  2. ^ Getzler, Israel (1983). Kronstadt 1917-1921: The Fate of a Soviet Democracy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–4. ISBN 9780521894425.
  3. ^ a b Getzler, Israel (1983). Kronstadt 1917-1921: The Fate of a Soviet Democracy. Cambridge University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780521894425.