Soviet Majority
Socialist Revolutionaries gain influence inside the Soviet movement.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
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Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov Biography and Timeline
Follow Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov through 11 dated historical records for Russia.
Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1917–1918Years on this page
1917
Appointment as Agriculture Minister
Chernov enters the coalition government as agriculture minister while pressure grows for immediate redistribution of land.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Coalition Government
Socialist leaders enter government with Soviet approval.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Is targeted by angry demonstrators demanding Soviet power.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Is rescued from hostile sailors by Trotsky.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Is confronted by angry demonstrators at the Tauride Palace.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Supports the Soviet line against armed demonstrations.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Continues supporting the coalition against Bolshevik pressure.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Supports continued coalition rule after the street crisis.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Constituent Assembly Election
Chernov's Socialist Revolutionary Party emerges as the largest force in voting for the Constituent Assembly.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
1918
Election as Constituent Assembly Chairman
Chernov is elected chairman when the Constituent Assembly finally meets with a Socialist Revolutionary majority.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1918-1918
Records, sources and methodology
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