The agrarian unrest of 1902 that took place in the Poltava and Kharkov provinces swept the adjacent counties: Konstantinogradsky , Poltava , Valkovsky and Bogodukhovsky .
There is a point of view that the peasant riots of March 1902 can hardly be considered uprisings [1] . Appeal to the peasant movement a favorite Soviet method historians to prove the thesis of the impoverishment of workers under feudalism or capitalism. Meanwhile, it is well known that social protests happen not only because of a decline in living standards. Peasant demonstrations in Ukraine in 1902 , according to experts from the Police and Investigation Department , were primarily influenced by well-conducted political agitation, then crop failure in 1901 and a rise in rental prices.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia confirms that "the propaganda of the Social Democrats revolutionized the peasants", also indicating that "up to 40 thousand people participated in the uprising. From March 7 to April 3, 105 landowner economies were defeated, peasants seized bread, livestock, and implements. The uprising was crushed by troops, mass executions took place. 1092 people were put on trial, of which 836 people were sentenced to imprisonment. By a decree of May 11, 1902, the government assigned peasants damages to the landlords in the amount of 800 thousand rubles. (the decree was canceled in 1904 ). ”
Chronicles of Unrest
| DATE | DEVELOPMENTS |
|---|---|
| (March 9, old time) Poltava province . The attack of the peasants Popovka of Konstantinogradsky district to the Karlovsky economy of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitzky ; Having dispersed the guards, the peasants exported potatoes and hay from the economy. Beginning of a peasant uprising in the Poltava region (March 9-3-3, 1902 according to the article). | |
| (March 28, old time) Poltava province . The peasants looted the estate of the landowner Rogovsky; exported more than 3 thousand pounds of wheat and 250 pounds of oats. | |
| (March 29, old time) Poltava province . In one day, peasants plundered 15 landlord economies and 2 kulak farms. | |
| (March 31, st.) Poltava province . The peasants defeated another 14 landowner economies. The uprising was joined by the peasants of Lokhvitsky and Lubensky counties . Kharkov province . The peasants of Valkov County plundered the economy of the landowner Glushkov. | |
| (April 1, old time) Kharkiv province . Attacks of the rebellious peasants on 22 landlord savings. | |
| (April 2, old time) Poltava and Kharkov provinces . During the period from March 28 to April 4, 1902 (according to the Art.), The uprising peasants defeated 80 noble estates. | |
| (April 3, Old Style) Punitive forces crushed the Poltava-Kharkov Peasant Uprising (March 9–3, 04, 1902 Old Style), during which 105 landlords and economies were defeated by the peasants of 336 villages. 1092 arrested peasants were subsequently put on trial, of which 836 were sentenced to imprisonment. | |
| (May 11, old time) St. Petersburg . The decree of Nicholas II , which entrusted the peasants with damages to the landlords in the amount of 800 thousand rubles. |
The response to the uprising was peasant uprisings in the summer and fall of 1902 in the Kursk , Chernihiv , Voronezh , Kherson , Saratov , Simbirsk , Ryazan , Volyn , Podolsk provinces and in the Kuban . By a decree on May 5, 1903, a county police guard was created in 46 provinces of European Russia .