Military OrganisationMay 1917
Works with soldiers linked to the Soviet and Bolsheviks.
Historical person
Nikolai Ilyich Podvoisky Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nikolai Ilyich Podvoisky, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Russia.
10 records1917–19175 events2 places
Chronological biography
1917
July Days3 July 1917
Helps direct the Bolshevik Military Organisation before the demonstrations.
July Days3 July 1917
The Military Organisation helps mobilise armed demonstrators.
July Days4 July 1917
Helps coordinate demonstrators moving through Petrograd.
July Days5 July 1917
Comes under pressure as the Military Organisation is blamed for the unrest.
July Days14 July 1917
The Military Organisation is forced onto the defensive after the crackdown.
Military Revolutionary Committee12 October 1917
Becomes active in the committee's military preparations.
Garrison Commissars Appointed21 October 1917
Podvoisky helps extend Military Revolutionary Committee authority by placing commissars with key Petrograd military units.
Capture of Winter Palace26 October 1917
Podvoisky helps direct forces surrounding the Winter Palace as the remaining Provisional Government ministers are arrested.
Military Revolutionary Committee28 October 1917
The committee helps defend the new regime.
Titles and roles
Bolshevik Organiser
Record provenance
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