The Kiev Arsenal January Uprising (), sometimes simply called the January Uprising or the January Rebellion, was a Bolshevik-organized armed workers' revolt that started on 1918, at the Arsenal Factory in Kiev during the Ukrainian–Soviet War. The goal of the uprising was to sabotage the ongoing elections to the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly and to support the advancing Red Army. The forces of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) managed to quell the uprising by 1918.

The beginning

Start of the Ukrainian-Soviet War

On 25 December 1917 Bolsheviks in Kharkiv proclaimed the establishment of the Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets and declared the Central Rada to be illegitimate. As a consequence, two centres of power emerged in Ukraine: the Central Rada in Kyiv and the Soviet government in Kharkiv.

On 7 January 1918 Bolshevik troops started an open invasion of Ukraine. After establishing control over the Left-bank part of the country, a 9,000-strong force commanded by Mikhail Muravyov started an offensive against Kyiv.

See also

  • Kiev Bolshevik Uprising

Notes

References

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