title: Lieutenant Peter Petrovich Schmidt: Officer, Gentleman, and Reluctant Revolutionary
abstract: Lieutenant Peter Petrovich Schmidt: Officer, Gentleman, and Reluctant Revolutionary As a result of the maelstrom of events that characterized the Russian Revolution of 1905, Lieutenant Peter Petrovich Schmidt rose from an obscure torpedo boat commander to national prominence as a leader who promoted a vision of a democratic Russia where all people would be regarded as citizens. In November 1905 Lieutenant Schmidt led the largest naval uprising of his time in the name of human rights with a call 
journal: Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas