Kornilov Affair
Receives reports that soldiers are abandoning the advance after railway disruption and revolutionary agitation.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
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Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky through 291 dated historical records for Russia.
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky, historical timeline
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1917
Kornilov Affair
Emerges from the failed Kornilov movement with emergency authority but weakened support among conservatives and socialists.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Orders action against senior officers associated with Kornilov after the attempted military challenge collapses.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Begins reorganising the government after the crisis while facing growing distrust from both left and right.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Tries to stabilise political authority after the Kornilov confrontation exposes deep divisions within revolutionary Russia.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Kerensky denounces Kornilov's advance toward Petrograd as a military revolt.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Kerensky dismisses Kornilov and assumes emergency authority during the crisis.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Democratic Conference
Seeks broader socialist support through the Democratic Conference.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Directory Government
Heads a temporary directory after the coalition breaks down.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Bolshevik Majority
Faces a Bolshevik majority in the Petrograd Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Bolshevik Majority
The Bolsheviks win control of the Petrograd Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Soviet Pressure
Kerensky faces growing pressure as Bolshevik influence expands inside the Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Soviet
Bolshevik control of the Soviet increases pressure on Kerensky.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Soviet
Faces the Bolshevik majority in the Petrograd Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Soviet
The Soviet's shift left weakens Kerensky's authority.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
The affair damages Kerensky's relationship with senior army officers and further isolates the Provisional Government.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
The defeat of Kornilov removes an immediate military threat but strengthens radical opposition to Kerensky's government.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Provisional Council
Supports the Provisional Council as a bridge to elections.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Pre-Parliament
Tries to offset Soviet pressure through the Pre-Parliament.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Garrison
Attempts to assert authority over the radicalised garrison.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Garrison Crisis
Tries to move unreliable troops away from Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
October Revolution
Orders action against Bolshevik newspapers and the Military Revolutionary Committee.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
October Revolution Defeat
His government is overthrown during the Bolshevik October Revolution, forcing Kerensky to flee Petrograd and begin political exile.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Coup
Escapes from the Winter Palace dressed up as a female nurse
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Flight from Petrograd
Escapes the capital as the Winter Palace is threatened.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Mobilization
Calls for support from the Russian Front
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
October Revolution
Escapes from the Winter Palace dressed up as a female nurse
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
October Revolution
Leaves Petrograd to seek loyal troops as Bolsheviks seize power.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Death Penalty Abolished
The Death Penalty is abolished
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kerensky-Krasnov Rising
Kerensky leaves Petrograd with Krasnov's support in an effort to regain control from the Bolsheviks.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Krasnov March
Joins General Krasnov in an attempt to retake Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kerensky-Krasnov Rising
Kerensky joins Krasnov's headquarters while seeking military support for a counter-revolutionary campaign.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Battle of Pulkovo
His forces are repulsed outside Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kerensky-Krasnov Rising
His counterattack fails against Soviet-backed forces.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kerensky-Krasnov Rising
Kerensky's forces are defeated near Petrograd, ending his immediate attempt to reverse the Bolshevik takeover.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kerensky-Krasnov Rising
The attempted counterattack collapses after Cossack support fails.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Hiding after October
Goes into hiding after the failure of the counteroffensive.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Bolshevik Party
The Bolsheviks gain Moscow
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolsheviks gain Moscow
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Moscow Fighting
Bolsheviks gain control of Moscow after heavy fighting.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
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