Kornilov Affair

Receives conflicting reports about Kornilov's intentions as relations between the government and army headquarters deteriorate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 failure of Kornilov strengthens Bolshevik claims that revolutionary organisations successfully defended the capital.

Kornilov is arrested after the failure of his confrontation with Kerensky and is later confined at Bykhov.

Orders action against senior officers associated with Kornilov after the attempted military challenge collapses.

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 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.