Leon Trotsky27 October 1917
The Petrograd Soviet becomes a foundation of the new revolutionary government.
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Petrograd Soviet becomes a foundation of the new revolutionary government.
Uses the Soviet as a base for new Bolshevik authority.
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