Livny Uprising
| Livny Uprising | |||||
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| Part of Russian Civil War | |||||
 Photo of a stand in the Livensky History Museum, dedicated to the events of the Livny Uprising, taken in 1936 | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Russian Soviet Socialist Republic |
 Insurgents | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Ivan Selitrennikov † Konstantin Kogan † Dmitry Prikazchikov Mikhail Burov |
V. Mokashov † J. Chernsky † I. Fursov † Ivan Klyopov | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| c. 10,000 | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| c. 70 deaths | c. 300 deaths | ||||
The Livny Uprising in August 1918 was one of the first
The uprising, in which about 10 thousand people took part,
History
Livny was a city surrounded by wheat-producing territories, in the middle of the trade routes between
After the
At the beginning of August 1918
On 20 August Cheka forces, international brigades, a cavalry squadron, two infantry detachments and an armored train armed with a 3-inch cannon and two machine guns, arrived from Oriol.[3] They reached Livny, dispersed the mob that confronted them, arrested and shot several leaders.[2] Reports speak of at least 70 Bolsheviks and 300 rebels killed.[3] Klyopov was able to escape but was never heard from again.
This uprising is often considered a bunt, a brief, punctual and insignificant revolt.
See also
References
- ^ a b Oleynikova 1998, p. 84.
- ^ a b Oleynikova 1998, p. 84-85.
- ^ a b c d e f g Taratujin 2006.
- ^ Werth 1999, p. 113.
- ^ Werth 1999, p. 72.
- ^ Werth 1999, p. 111-113, 117–118, 130.
Bibliography
Literature
- Oleynikova, A.P. (1998). Века над Окой (in Russian). ISBN 5-86615-049-2.
- Vorobyova, V.; Emelyanov, I.; Kostritsa, A. (1976). Край наш Орловский (in Russian). Vol. II. Tula: Приокское книжное издательство. pp. 24–40.
- ISBN 978-0-674-07608-2.
Further reading
- Kovalev, Y. (1991). Livny (in Russian). Tula: Приокское книжное издательство.
- Selitrennikov, Dm. (1989). Мятеж в Ливнах. Из истории становления Советской власти и большевистской организации в Орловском крае (in Russian). Tula: Приокское книжное издательство.
- Jakubson, Oleg (2010). "Антибольшевистское восстание в Ливнах в августе 1918 года". In А. В. Тихомирова (ed.). Страницы истории Гражданской войны на Орловщине (in Russian). Oryol: Православное молодёжное братство во имя Св. Великомученика и Победоносца Георгия. pp. 49–54.
- Taratujin, Konstantín (September 19, 2006). "Крестьянское восстание в Ливенском уезде Орловской губернии в августе 1918 года" (in Russian). Русская линия. Retrieved February 26, 2017.