Alexander Fedorovich KerenskySeptember 1917
Bolshevik control of the Soviet increases pressure on Kerensky.
Russia · Government / Russian Provisional Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Bolshevik control of the Soviet increases pressure on Kerensky.
Faces the Bolshevik majority in the Petrograd Soviet.
The Soviet's shift left weakens Kerensky's authority.
Bolshevik influence grows after the July repression weakens moderate socialists.
Lenin's party gains influence as the Soviet moves toward Bolshevik control.
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