Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky26 August 1917
Receives conflicting reports about Kornilov's intentions as relations between the government and army headquarters deteriorate.
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Receives conflicting reports about Kornilov's intentions as relations between the government and army headquarters deteriorate.
Insists that military authority must be strengthened to save Russia.
Insists that stronger military authority is required to restore discipline and prevent further collapse of the Russian army.
Presses demands for stronger government and military measures as tensions with Kerensky reach a critical stage.
Appeals for support against Kornilov's move on Petrograd.
Dismisses Kornilov after concluding that the commander in chief is challenging the authority of the Provisional Government.
Appeals to the Petrograd Soviet and revolutionary organisations for support against Kornilov's movement toward the capital.
His advance alarms the Petrograd Soviet and the government.
Rejects Kerensky dismissal and calls for resistance to disorder.
Rejects Kerensky's dismissal and presents his actions as necessary to defend Russia from disorder and military disintegration.
Appeals to officers and soldiers after Kerensky publicly denounces his actions as a challenge to the government.
Bolsheviks support resistance to Kornilov while continuing to oppose the political programme of Kerensky's government.
Authorises defensive measures around Petrograd while political organisations mobilise workers and soldiers against Kornilov.
Allows revolutionary groups greater freedom to organise resistance as the threat from Kornilov appears to increase.
Appeals to the army after Kerensky denounces him.
Attempts to rally military support while troops associated with his movement continue toward the Petrograd region.
Maintains that his programme is intended to restore order rather than destroy the revolution.
Bolsheviks gain influence by helping resist Kornilov.
Bolshevik organisers gain greater freedom to mobilise workers and soldiers for the defence of Petrograd.
The party presents Kornilov's action as evidence that counter-revolutionary forces threaten the gains of February.
Relies on railway workers and political activists to disrupt communications and troop movements toward Petrograd.
Seeks support from loyal military units as Kornilov's advance begins losing momentum outside the capital.
His attempted move on Petrograd loses momentum as railway workers intervene.
Receives reports that railway workers are delaying troop movements and disrupting communications with advancing units.
Finds support weakening as soldiers encounter political delegations urging them not to move against Petrograd.
Bolshevik activists help organise resistance while railway workers and soldiers obstruct the advance toward Petrograd.
The crisis allows Bolshevik organisers to rebuild influence among workers after the repression following the July Days.
Receives reports that soldiers are abandoning the advance after railway disruption and revolutionary agitation.
Attempts to restore government authority as the immediate military danger from Kornilov rapidly diminishes.
Finds support collapsing as soldiers are persuaded not to advance.
Learns that key units are refusing to continue the operation and that the movement toward Petrograd is breaking down.
Attempts to maintain authority at army headquarters as political and military support for his action collapses.
Bolshevik political influence grows as Kornilov's forces lose momentum and the immediate threat to Petrograd recedes.
Emerges from the failed Kornilov movement with emergency authority but weakened support among conservatives and socialists.
The attempted march on Petrograd fails without major battle.
The attempted movement on Petrograd ends without a major battle as supporting troops disperse or abandon the operation.
Faces the failure of his challenge after communication failures, railway resistance and political agitation stop the advance.
The failure of Kornilov strengthens Bolshevik claims that revolutionary organisations successfully defended the capital.
Orders action against senior officers associated with Kornilov after the attempted military challenge collapses.
Remains at army headquarters while government authorities prepare to remove and detain officers connected with the affair.
Bolshevik supporters use the aftermath of the crisis to press for greater influence in the Petrograd Soviet.
Begins reorganising the government after the crisis while facing growing distrust from both left and right.
Tries to stabilise political authority after the Kornilov confrontation exposes deep divisions within revolutionary Russia.
Kerensky denounces Kornilov's advance toward Petrograd as a military revolt.
Kerensky dismisses Kornilov and assumes emergency authority during the crisis.
The affair damages Kerensky's relationship with senior army officers and further isolates the Provisional Government.
The defeat of Kornilov removes an immediate military threat but strengthens radical opposition to Kerensky's government.
The collapse of the affair destroys Kornilov's command position and deepens hostility between conservative officers and Kerensky.
His failed challenge becomes a major turning point in the political decline of the Provisional Government.
The party's standing rises sharply after the affair, weakening moderate socialist influence among workers and soldiers.
Bolshevik propaganda portrays the Kornilov episode as proof that the revolution remains threatened by military counter-revolution.
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