Author's excursion "Kronstadt uprising of 1921"

In 1921, a Sunday in a suburban area of St. Petersburg does not promise anything unusual, everything goes according to the usual scenario of a quiet, peaceful, even somewhat patriarchal life. There is more activity on the streets than on weekdays. However, in 1921, 12 inch shells burst here, machine gun lines did not subside for a minute, rifle volleys alternated with bayonets. Thousands of people came together in hand-to-hand combat, people fought with fierceness and fury. The rebellious Kronstadt did not surrender without a fight. Fighting on the streets lasted more than a day and ended by the morning of March 18.

Who won? The question seems strange, even in the briefest manual on the national history of the 20th century it is quite clear that the rebels were driven from the island of Kotlin, and in the city and naval base again restored the power of the Bolsheviks. However, years will pass and those who took the rebellious Kronstadt will themselves be destroyed by the power for which they fought not for life but for death with confidence in their rightness. But so far this was not at all obvious and the specific task of returning Kronstadt was carried out methodically and purposefully.

Walking through the streets and squares of Kronstadt, it is now difficult to imagine what we will tell our story. The situation and conditions here have changed painfully, and people have long been not those at first glance. But it's only at first approximation. History tends to repeat itself, and what seemed a matter of time long past suddenly becomes timely and urgent, as if written in these days. The connection of time is felt in every detail, if you look closely.

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