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Menshevik Party

Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

12Records
1917–1919Date range
8Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1917

Nicholas II14 February 1917

Taurida Palace · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

The strike called by the Bolsheviks continues, while a Menshevik called strike begins to show support for the Duma at Taurida Palace (as opposed to the Tsar), which opens a new session

Leon Trotsky24 February 1917

Petrograd · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Calls for the re-unification of the Bolsheviks & Mensheviks

Nikolai Chkheidze27 February 1917

Petrograd · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Menshevik influence shapes the early Petrograd Soviet leadership.

Joseph Stalin4 April 1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Stalin takes part in the conference of leading members of the Bolshevik Party and in the joint meeting of Bolshevik and Menshevik delegates to the Alln Conference of Soviets where Lenin expounds his April Theses

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin10 May 1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninMay 1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Milyukov resigns, members of the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries join the Government

Paul MiliukovMay 1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Milyukov resigns, members of the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries join the Government

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin15 July 1917

Petrograd · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

The Kadets walk out of the Russian Provisional Government, threatening the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries (SRs) with the breakup of the Government coalition and a Government crisis results

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin17 July 1917

Petrograd · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

The military authorities send troops against the demonstration, leaving more than 700 people killed and wounded & the SRs and Mensheviks support punitive measures against the July Days insurgents. The Mensheviks oppose the demonstrations during the July Days

Viktor Mikhaylovich ChernovDecember 1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Congress of Socialist Revolutionaries results in victory for the left under Chernov

Yuly Osipovich MartovDecember 1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Menshevik Congress gives victory to Martovs Menshevik internationalists

1919

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin19 January 1919

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

The Mensheviks are legalised and allowed to publish Vsegda Vpered in Moscow

Names involved

Joseph StalinLeon TrotskyNicholas IINikolai ChkheidzePaul MiliukovViktor Mikhaylovich ChernovVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninYuly Osipovich Martov

Provenance

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