Kronstadt Mutiny

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This article is about the rebellion of radical Russian sailors against their officers in 1917. For the rebellion of Russian sailors against the Bolshevik government in 1921, see Kronstadt rebellion.

The Kronstadt Mutiny refers to the uprising of Russian sailors against their officers at the Baltic fortress of Kronstadt on Kotlin Island in March, 1917, which sparked an abortive insurrection against the Russian Provisional Government.