The Kronstadt Rebellion - The Revolt of the People of Russia

The Kronstadt rebellion was not merely a mutiny of sailors with parochial demands. The kronstat lors resolved to resume their historical position as defenders of the revolution and force the communists into changing course. They were casting themselves right from the start as the defenders of the people of russia against the unjust authoritarian conduct of the present communist regime. It is impossible not to conclude that the senior leadership of the communist party was betraying the revolution for their own self interest. We want better pay and better rations. And finally, the right of the peasants to freely dispose of their land and the produce of their land.