Reform of Armed Forces
Reports that the Army is in a state of ruin
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May
Resignation as Foreign Minister
Miliukov resigns from the Provisional Government after the April crisis destroys support for his foreign-policy position.
Government
Forms a coalition Government, 6 socialists enter the cabinet
Government
Forms a coalition Government, 6 socialists enter the cabinet
Return to Petrograd
Returns to Petrograd after release from British detention and immediately re-enters revolutionary politics.
Appointment as Agriculture Minister
Chernov enters the coalition government as agriculture minister while pressure grows for immediate redistribution of land.
Coalition Government
Socialist leaders enter government with Soviet approval.
Coalition Government
Becomes war minister in the new coalition.
Coalition Government
Supports socialist participation in the government.
Dual Power
Leads the Provisional Government under pressure from the Petrograd Soviet.
First Coalition Government
Kerensky helps form the first coalition government including socialist and liberal ministers.
First Coalition Government
Lvov forms a coalition government that brings moderate socialist ministers into the cabinet alongside liberals.
Minister of Posts & Telegraph
Appointed Minister for Posts & Telegraph in the 1st coalition Government
Provisional Government
Appointed Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
Chairman
Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda
Chairman
Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda
Menshevik Party
Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda
Menshevik Party
Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda
Pravda
Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda
Pravda
Offers the "internationalist" Mensheviks a place on the editorial board of Pravda
Resignation of Paul Miliukov
Resigns as Foreign Minister
Peace
Declares Russia that it will not agree a separate peace with the Central Powers
Kerensky Offensive
Becomes Minister of War and Navy before pressing for a renewed offensive.
Minister of War
Becomes Minister of War and Navy in the coalition government.
Appointment as Supreme Commander
Brusilov becomes supreme commander of the Russian army as the Provisional Government prepares a new offensive.
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief by the provisional Government
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief by the provisional Government
Dismissal
Dismissed as Commander in Chief because of opposition to the Kerenski Offensive
Kerensky Offensive
Becomes commander in chief and prepares the army for the summer attack.
Offensive
Dismissed as Commander in Chief because of opposition to the Kerenski Offensive
Provisional Government
Appointed Commander in Chief by the provisional Government
Provisional Government
Appointed Commander in Chief by the provisional Government
All Power to the Soviets
Bolsheviks use Soviet meetings to press their slogan.
April Days
Milyukov resigns, members of the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries join the Government
Army Morale Tour
Tours the front to rally soldiers behind the offensive.
Bolshevik Party
Returns to Moscow via Japan & Siberia
Exile of Nikolai Bukharin
Returns to Moscow via Japan & Siberia
Menshevik Party
Milyukov resigns, members of the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries join the Government
Menshevik Party
Milyukov resigns, members of the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries join the Government
Menshevik Party
Milyukov resigns, members of the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionaries join the Government
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