Sveaborg

The film is based on history of the Russian Military garrison in Sveaborg Suomenlinna near Helsinki in Finland which was an autonomous part of Russian Empire In 1906 Russia had about 12 thousand troops stationed in Sveaborg fortress The riots were provoked by the Socialist Revolutionaries who spread influence on the minds of Sveaborg garrison First acts of unsubordination broke on July 17 1906 when revolutionary sailors were supported by minemen Minemen were arrested and disarmed by the infantry regiment Gunners decided to release their comrades The following fight ignited a bloody revolt that was headed by lieutenants A Yemelyanov and Y Kohansky members of the Lenins Bolshevik party A general strike began in Helsinki on the next day The revolt lasted three days and was crushed by the Baltic Fleet naval bombardment Over 40 men were executed hundreds were sentenced to prison