#OtD 28 Mar 1918 Trotsky made an announcement ending elected officers in the Red Army so that former Tsarist officers could be restored. Slacking workers were also to be shamed in Soviet newspapers and specialists take over factory management from workers https://t.co/lxU4ST6Cw0 https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10032/trotsky-announces-the-end-of-elected-officers-in-the-red-army,-restoring-tsarist-officers-in-their-place?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon