Kronstadt====Kronstadt (Rus. Кронштадт, Kronštadt, Kronshtadt) is an island with historical importance surrounded by Saint Petersburg , Russia . The importance of Kronstadt is defined by its very location. It has for centuries been a major naval base for Russian and Soviet navy. ======While Kronstadt, by and large, is considered to be part of Saint Petersburg it, nonetheless, has its own to tow...
Kronstadtin pakolaisilla tarkoitetaan Kronstadtin kapinaan osallistuneita venäläisiä upseereita ja matruuseja, jotka pakenivat kapinan kukistamisen yhteydessä maaliskuussa 1921 Kronstadtin laivastotukikohdasta Pietarin edustalta Suomeen. Heitä oli noin 6 500 henkilöä. Suomeen paenneiden joukossa olivat myös kapinan johtaja Stepan Petritšenko ja kommunistien propagandassa johtajaksi väitetty k...
Kronstadt Uprising is the event in Russian Civil War. The rebellion took place in March of 1921 and its goal was to set up a free Soviet in the area, it was sparked by the Bolshevik attempt to take total control of the economy by stripping local population of the ability to define their internal interactions.The rebellion was led by Stepan Petrichenko and in the beginning consisted mainly of sa...