Historical Organization
Kronstadt Soviet
Kronstadt Soviet
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Organization Timeline
Kronstadt sailors rise against their officers
📅 13 March 1917Sailors at the strategic Baltic naval base mutinied, creating another powerful centre of revolutionary military action. The source date is 2/28/1917 Old Style.
The Kronstadt Soviet declares local authority
📅 30 May 1917The sailors’ and workers’ soviet announced that it alone exercised governmental authority in Kronstadt. The source date is 5/17/1917 Old Style.
Kronstadt anarchists demand prisoners’ release
📅 6 July 1917Militants threatened direct action unless anarchists arrested in Petrograd were freed. The source date is 6/23/1917 Old Style.
Returning grenadiers join the Kronstadt movement
📅 9 July 1917A Grenadier Guard unit returning from the front aligned itself with radical soldiers and anarchists around Kronstadt. The source date is 6/26/1917 Old Style.
A huge demonstration reaches the Tauride Palace
📅 17 July 1917Workers, soldiers and sailors gathered in their hundreds of thousands under the slogan ‘All power to the soviets.’ The source date is 7/4/1917 Old Style.
Kronstadt sailors retreat to the Peter and Paul Fortress
📅 19 July 1917A remaining group of armed sailors and Red Guards sought refuge as government troops tightened control over Petrograd. The source date is 7/6/1917 Old Style.
Stalin mediates the sailors’ disarmament
📅 19 July 1917Joseph Stalin helped arrange safe passage for the Kronstadt sailors in exchange for surrendering their weapons. The source date is 7/6/1917 Old Style.