The Cheka recorded 245 major counter-revolutionary demonstrations in 20 provinces of Central Russia in 1918.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The claim matches the post's wording closely. A timeline source citing historian Fitzpatrick reports that Cheka reports recorded 245 revolts in 1918, which is the only direct match to the figure, though it says "revolts" rather than "demonstrations" and does not tie the 245 to twenty provinces.
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… So, um, but, and this is the reason that the Russian Civil War began and why it it became as expansive um as it was in 1918. Even the Cheka says, um, 245 major counter-revolutionary demonstrations were recorded just in 20 provinces of Central Russia. I mentioned the Cossacks already. The entire Don region had revolted by 1919. Every place except those two cities, the two main cities, had revolts against the Reds. There were both leftist results and rightist results, including members of the White Army. …
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Supports. A timeline source states that Fitzpatrick quotes Cheka reports of 245 revolts faced in 1918 alone, matching the claim's figure and attribution to the Cheka.[2]
Supports. A secondary source cites official statistics showing at least 245 peasant uprisings in 1918, consistent with the figure though framed as peasant uprisings rather than Cheka-recorded demonstrations.[3]
Context. The Cheka's 1918 figures in the sources are about executions (about 6,300 in twenty provinces), not demonstrations or revolts, so they neither confirm nor refute the 245 count.[1][4][5]
Context. The sources are secondary and low-credibility, and none is an authoritative fact-check of this specific figure, so confidence is capped.[2][3]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1State-Building: State Security | Seventeen Moments in Soviet ...soviethistory.msu.edu · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Timeline: Russian Revolution (AOS2) 1917 - 1927 | Timetoasttimetoast.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Caucasia – Notes toward an International Libertarian Eco-Socialismintlibecosoc.wordpress.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Cheka - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Cheka: Lenin's Secret Police - World History Encyclopediaworldhistory.org · not rated · cited for: context
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