July Days
Remains underground as the Bolshevik Party retreats tactically.
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July
July Days
Takes part in efforts to keep the Bolshevik organisation intact.
July Days
Helps stabilise party structures during the reaction.
July Days
Argues that Bolshevik influence must be checked.
July Days
Stays hidden after the failure of the demonstrations.
Independence of Finland
Finland declares independence from Russia
Independence of Russia
Finland declares independence from Russia
July Days
Moves to consolidate authority after Lvov's resignation.
July Days
Bolshevik military networks are disrupted by government pressure.
July Days
Promotes accusations of German money behind the Bolsheviks.
July Days
The Military Organisation is forced onto the defensive after the crackdown.
July Days
Kronstadt radicalism is blamed for the armed character of the protests.
July Days
Sailor activists face intensified scrutiny after the demonstrations.
July Days
Left Socialist Revolutionaries watch the crisis reshape revolutionary politics.
July Days
Is increasingly targeted by the authorities after defending Lenin.
Kerensky Offensive
Recognises that the operation has failed to restore army cohesion.
All Power to the Soviets
The machine gunners appeal met with a favorable response from the soldiers of the Moscow, Pavlovsky, Grenadiers, and 1st Reserve regiments who march to demonstrate under the slogan All Power to the Soviets
July Days
Uses the aftermath to form a stronger coalition government.
July Days
Machine-gunners and radical activists prepare demonstrations demanding Soviet power.
Menshevik Party
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
Provisional Government
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
July Days
Demonstrations begin among soldiers of the First Machine-Gun Regiment.
July Days
The July Days begin as soldiers and workers protest against the Provisional Government.
July Days
Workers and soldiers demand Soviet power as disorder spreads through Petrograd.
July Days
Workers and soldiers demand Soviet power as Trotsky supports restraint.
All Power to the Soviets
The Bolsheviks decide to provide leadership to the movement in order to give it an organized and peaceful character so.
All Power to the Soviets
The demands which the workers and soldiers take to the streets with in the July Days are influenced by the Bolshevik Party All Power to the Soviets.
All Power to the Soviets
during the afternoon of 17 July a peaceful demonstration of 500,000 workers, soldiers, and sailors under the slogan All Power to the Soviets is held.
Bolshevik Military Organisation
The demonstration is organized by the Bolshevik Military Organisation without initial authorization from the Central Committee after pressure from rank and file soldiers
Bolshevik Military Organisation
Both Trotsky and Zinoviev argued that the street protests remain peaceful so the Bolshevik Military Organisation organize the demonstration.
Bolshevik Military Organisation
Coming out in support of the street demonstrations.
Bolshevik Military Organisation
Mobilizing reinforcements from the front lines and dispatching armored cars to capture key posts including bridges and the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Bolshevik Military Organisation
Under the pressure of what seemed like a developing mass demonstration of workers and soldiers in the streets, the leadership of the Bolshevik Military Organisation, the Petersburg Committee and later on the Central Committee, reversed their decision.
Bolshevik Party
Kerensky orders the arrest of Lenin and the other leading Bolsheviks, accusing them of inciting revolt with German financial backing
Bolshevik Party
The Bolsheviks decide to provide leadership to the movement in order to give it an organized and peaceful character so during the afternoon of 17 July a peaceful demonstration of 500,000 workers soldiers
Bolshevik Party
The demands which the workers and soldiers take to the streets with in the July Days are influenced by the Bolshevik Party All Power to the Soviets.
Bolshevik Party
The demonstration is organized by the Bolshevik Military Organisation without initial authorization from the Central Committee after pressure from rank and file soldiers.
Bolshevik Party
and sailors under the slogan All Power to the Soviets is held
Bolshevik Party
Both Trotsky and Zinoviev argued that the street protests remain peaceful so the Bolshevik Military Organisation organize the demonstration.
Bolshevik Party
Coming out in support of the street demonstrations.
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