What event marked the dismissal of the Constituent Assembly by the Bolshevik Red Army?

The dismissal of the Constituent Assembly by the Bolshevik Red Army is marked by the event of dismantling at gunpoint. This event occurred on January 6, 1918, when the Bolsheviks, who had won a significant majority in the October Revolution but faced opposition from other factions, including the Socialist Revolutionaries (SR) who held a plurality in the Constituent Assembly, took decisive action to consolidate their power.

Upon the Assembly's opening session, the Bolsheviks decided to disband it when they realized that their authority was being challenged. The Red Army was deployed to effectively end the Assembly's meeting, representing the Bolsheviks' willingness to use force to eliminate political opposition and to establish their control over the newly forming Soviet government. This action illustrated the tensions between the Bolshevik leaders and other socialist factions and set a precedent for future authoritarian measures taken by the regime in its early years.

In contrast to this event, discussions or political dynamics related to abortion legalization, the meeting itself, or the political opposition from the SR did not directly lead to the physical dismantling of the Assembly. The use of military force to disband the Assembly underscores the revolutionary context of the time and the lengths to which the Bolshev