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The March 1917 order that transformed military authority in the capital. This page combines historical context with 6 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Russian Revolution collection.
Historical context
Order Number One called for soldiers of the Petrograd garrison to elect committees and asserted limits on officers' authority outside strictly military duties. It reflected the rapid politicization of the armed forces during the February Revolution.
The order became a symbol of the erosion of traditional military hierarchy and demonstrated that the Petrograd Soviet could issue instructions with practical consequences alongside the Provisional Government.
World History Database records
The records below are selected from the 726-record Russian Revolution collection and rendered as static HTML for reading and indexing.
February Revolution
The first Joint Plenum of the Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies issues Soviet Order No. 1: all soldiers units will elect Soldiers Committee's & the decree stipulates that soldiers will now accept orders from the Soldiers Soviet
Order Number One
The Soviet issues Order Number One to soldiers of the garrison.
Order Number One
The Soviet issues Order Number One increasing soldiers representation and influence.
Order Number One
Helps draft Order Number One for the Petrograd Soviet.
Order Number One
Sokolov helps prepare the order that defines early Soviet authority.
Soviet of Workers & Soldiers Deputies
The first Joint Plenum of the Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies issues Soviet Order No. 1: all soldiers units will elect Soldiers Committee's & the decree stipulates that soldiers will now accept orders from the Soldiers Soviet
Editorial provenance
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Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Russian Revolution records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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