1905 Kronstadt Mutiny

[3] On 28 October, troops were brought in from St. Petersburg to suppress the mutiny, which resulted in the deaths of 16 sailors and one civilian.

[3] During the time of the mutiny, the sailors of Kronstadt were subjected to bad food, restrictions on their recreational activities, and maltreatment by officers.

[4] The sailors were forbidden from going to the recreational facilities of Kronstadt, including the town's parks, taverns, and tea-houses.

During this meeting, the sailors and soldiers adopted a petition in which they made the following demands:[5] The meeting was attended by Bolshevik Party member Iosif Dubrovinsky and Socialist Revolutionary member Pavel Tolmachev, both of whom denounced Tsar Nicholas II's October Manifesto.

Our officers never have a friendly word for us but always bark; their rudeness cuts us to the quick, for it is as if they set out deliberately to rob us of our human dignity.

[6] Upon hearing these grievances, Nikonov responded, "Don't listen to evil-minded persons who incite you to break your oath and engage in disorders.

The next day, about fifty soldiers of the Second Kronstadt Infantry Battalion tried to present their demands and grievances to their regiment commander, Colonel Osipov.