Peasant rebellion of Sorokino

Sorokino rebellion
Part of the Russian Civil War and the Left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks
DateEarly 1921
Location
Result Bolshevik victory
Belligerents
Alliance of peasant rebels, anarchists, and White Army veterans Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
I. P. Novoselov
P. K. Lubkov
E. P. Listkov
Unknown
Units involved
Several detachments

Red Army

  • 5th Army's 35th Division
    • 308th Regiment
ČON
Strength
5,000–10,000 Unknown

The peasant rebellion of Sorokino, officially called the Kulak Rebellion of Sorokino by the Soviet Russian authorities, was a popular uprising against the Soviet policy of war communism in Altai Krai and Kuzbass in central Russia.