★It was in its commune-like self-government that Red Kronstadt really came into its own, realising the radical, democratic and egalitarian aspirations of its garrison and working people, their insatiable appetite for social recognition, political activity and public debate, their pent up yearning for education, integration and community. Almost overnight, the ship's crews, the naval and military units and the workers created and practised a direct democracy of base assemblies and committees...
1st March 1921, The Kronstadt Rebellion begins.
A comprehensive history by anarchist and author, Ida Mett: https://libcom.org/article/kronstadt-uprising-1921...
A really good over-view of the uprising in this short film:
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