Kronstadt 1921 |
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| Author:
| Avrich, Paul |
| Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-63050-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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In March 1921 the sailors of Kronstadt, the naval fortress in the Gulf of Finland, rose in revolt against the Bolshevik government, which they themselves had helped into power. Under the slogan of Ofree soviets," they established a revolutionary commune that survived for sixteen days, until an army came across the ice to crush it. After a savage st
In March 1921 the sailors of Kronstadt, the naval fortress in the Gulf of Finland, rose in revolt against the Bolshevik government, which they themselves had helped into power. Under the slogan of Ofree soviets," they established a revolutionary commune that survived for sixteen days, until an army came across the ice to crush it. After a savage st