
10.93- The Kronstadt Rebellion
Revolutions
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The Revolt of Petrograd
The anarchist emma goldman attended a meeting of the petrograd soviet on march fourth, and she reported that some courageous workers and sailors attempted to sway the soviet in their favor. The next day, trotsky rolled into town and made good on this resolution to order kronstadt to surrender on pain of extermination. "I command all those who have raised their hands against the socialist fatherland to lay down their arms at once," he said.
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