Military Organisation
Works with soldiers linked to the Soviet and Bolsheviks.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
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Nikolai Ilyich Podvoisky Biography and Timeline
Follow Nikolai Ilyich Podvoisky through 10 dated historical records for Russia.
Nikolai Ilyich Podvoisky, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1917–1917Years on this page
1917
July Days
Helps direct the Bolshevik Military Organisation before the demonstrations.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
The Military Organisation helps mobilise armed demonstrators.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Helps coordinate demonstrators moving through Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Comes under pressure as the Military Organisation is blamed for the unrest.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
The Military Organisation is forced onto the defensive after the crackdown.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Military Revolutionary Committee
Becomes active in the committee's military preparations.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Garrison Commissars Appointed
Podvoisky helps extend Military Revolutionary Committee authority by placing commissars with key Petrograd military units.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Capture of Winter Palace
Podvoisky helps direct forces surrounding the Winter Palace as the remaining Provisional Government ministers are arrested.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Military Revolutionary Committee
The committee helps defend the new regime.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Records, sources and methodology
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