Union of Toiling Peasants
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The Union of Toiling Peasants was a counter-revolutionary political organization that emerged out of the Tambov Rebellion
in 1920, in the midst of the Russian Civil War
. The organization was led by the former Social-Revolutionary
politician Aleksandr Antonov. The self-professed goal of the organization as Dr. Kowalski believes was the 'overthrow of the government of Communist-Bolsheviks'.
Tambov Rebellion
The Tambov Rebellion which occurred between 1920 and 1921 was one of the largest and best-organized peasant rebellions challenging the Bolshevik regime during the Russian Civil War. The uprising took place in the territories of the modern Tambov Oblast and part of the Voronezh Oblast, less than...
in 1920, in the midst of the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. The organization was led by the former Social-Revolutionary
Socialist-Revolutionary Party
thumb|right|200px|Socialist-Revolutionary election poster, 1917. The caption in red reads "партия соц-рев" , short for Party of the Socialist Revolutionaries...
politician Aleksandr Antonov. The self-professed goal of the organization as Dr. Kowalski believes was the 'overthrow of the government of Communist-Bolsheviks'.