Frontline Appeals
Kerensky makes appeals to soldiers during the campaign.
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Government
Cannot prevent the Menshevik leadership from joining the provisional Government
Government Crisis
Military failure increases pressure on the Provisional Government.
Government Support
Kerensky attempts to maintain support after military setbacks.
Hindenburg Strategy
Hindenburg supports wider Central Powers strategy against Russia.
Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Publication of "Will The Bolsheviks Retain State Power?". Publication of "The State & Revolution", officials will receive workers wages. Publication of "The State & Revolution". Publication of "Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism"
Initial Success
Russian units achieve early gains against Central Powers positions during the offensive.
International, 2nd
Founded after dissolving the Second International in 1916
International, 3rd
The Comintern is founded at the Congress of the 3rd International
Kerensky Leadership
Kerensky links the offensive to the defence of revolutionary Russia.
Kornilov Command
Kornilov leads operations while attempting to restore military discipline.
Labour Service
States that after capitalism "universal labour service" is the order of the day. At the Alln Peasants Congress speaks for "labour service". At the Alln Peasants Congress asks for workers agricultural units
Ludendorff Planning
Ludendorff coordinates military responses after the Russian offensive begins.
Menshevik Opposition
Criticizes Bolshevik seizure of power and defends socialist democracy
Menshevik Party
Cannot get Menshevik leaders to leave the coalition with the Provisional Government
Menshevik Party
Advocates a socialist coalition but fails & forms an opposition Menshevik Party. Heads group of Menshevik-Internationalists opposed to the war. Cannot prevent the Menshevik leadership from joining the provisional Government
Menshevik Press
Defends Menshevik positions against Bolshevik demands for immediate power
Mezhrayonka Leadership
Works with the Mezhrayonka, a revolutionary group that moves increasingly toward cooperation with the Bolsheviks.
Military Administration
The government reviews military administration following defeat.
Military Legacy
The offensive becomes a symbol of the Russian army's collapse in 1917.
Military Reports
Stavka receives reports about battlefield developments and operational difficulties.
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Ministerial Crisis
Kerensky becomes a central figure during the government crisis created by disagreements over foreign policy and war aims.
Ministerial Responsibility
Kerensky faces criticism after the failure of the offensive.
MRC
Appointed Member of Military Revolutionary Committee
Naval Attache
Appointed Naval Attache to Washington
Newspaper Organization
Works in the Bolshevik press apparatus during the revolution
Novy Mir Editorial Work
Writes for the Russian-language socialist newspaper Novy Mir during his brief stay in New York.
Opening Advance
Russian forces open the Kerensky Offensive against Austro-German positions.
Operational Failure
Command failures contribute to the collapse of the offensive.
Party Organization
Participates in Menshevik organization during the revolutionary year
Petrograd Soviet Debate
Chkheidze argues for cooperation between the Soviet and the Provisional Government.
Petrograd Soviet Leadership
Represents Menshevik influence in the Petrograd Soviet.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 1
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 10
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 11
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 12
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 13
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 14
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
Petrograd Soviet Organisation 15
The Petrograd Soviet develops revolutionary administration through elected workers and soldiers representatives.
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