Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky27 October 1917
Kerensky leaves Petrograd with Krasnov's support in an effort to regain control from the Bolsheviks.
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Kerensky leaves Petrograd with Krasnov's support in an effort to regain control from the Bolsheviks.
Kerensky joins Krasnov's headquarters while seeking military support for a counter-revolutionary campaign.
Krasnov gathers Cossack forces south of Petrograd after agreeing to support Kerensky's attempt to challenge Bolshevik power.
Krasnov's Cossack detachment advances toward Gatchina during the unsuccessful attempt to restore the Provisional Government.
His counterattack fails against Soviet-backed forces.
Kerensky's forces are defeated near Petrograd, ending his immediate attempt to reverse the Bolshevik takeover.
Krasnov's forces encounter Soviet defenders at Pulkovo during the fighting outside Petrograd.
Lenin's government faces an armed challenge from Kerensky and Krasnov during the early consolidation of Bolshevik power.
Bolshevik organisers support defence measures as Krasnov's forces threaten Petrograd.
Trotsky helps organise Soviet resistance against the advance of Krasnov's Cossack forces.
The attempted counterattack collapses after Cossack support fails.
The Petrograd Soviet strengthens its military organisation after the failure of the Kerensky-Krasnov advance.
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