3. Red Army on Peasant Rebels and Civilians, 1921: Unknown Casualties
The Tambov Rebellion was a peasant revolt against the Bolshevik regime, which had just gained power in Russia. To quell the rebellion, Bolshevik forces followed in the footsteps of Winston Churchill by deploying chemical weapons from June of 1921 through the fall.
We don’t know how many people died in the chemical attacks on the peasant army and civilians in the area. We do know that during the Tambov Rebellion, an estimated 240,000 people died.
