Historical Organization
Petrograd Garrison
Petrograd Garrison
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Organization Timeline
Workers fraternize with soldiers and Cossacks
📅 9 March 1917Demonstrators appealed to armed troops not to suppress them. These contacts weakened the government’s ability to rely on military force. The source date is 2/24/1917 Old Style.
Troops fire on Petrograd demonstrators
📅 11 March 1917Soldiers acting under government orders shot striking workers. The bloodshed accelerated disobedience inside the garrison. The source date is 2/26/1917 Old Style.
Pavlovsky soldiers rebel against repression
📅 11 March 1917Soldiers of the Pavlovsky Regiment confronted forces that had fired on workers. Some refused disarmament and joined the uprising. The source date is 2/26/1917 Old Style.
The Volynsky Regiment mutinies
📅 12 March 1917Soldiers killed an officer associated with the previous day’s repression, armed themselves and carried rebellion into other regiments. The source date is 2/27/1917 Old Style.
Political prisoners are freed from Kresty prison
📅 12 March 1917Armed workers and soldiers opened the prison and released political detainees held by the imperial state. The source date is 2/27/1917 Old Style.
The Petrograd Soviet issues Order No. 1
📅 14 March 1917Order No. 1 instructed military units to elect soldiers’ committees and subordinated political obedience to the Soviet and elected representatives. The source date is 3/1/1917 Old Style.
Machine-gunners refuse unconditional deployment
📅 4 July 1917The First Machine Gun Regiment declared that it would not send detachments to the front unless the war served revolutionary aims. The source date is 6/21/1917 Old Style.
Workers join the armed demonstrations
📅 16 July 1917Delegations brought factory workers into the streets, turning the soldiers’ initiative into a vast movement across Petrograd. The source date is 7/3/1917 Old Style.
Government forces attack demonstrators
📅 17 July 1917Troops loyal to the Provisional Government fired on and dispersed sections of the movement, producing hundreds of casualties. The source date is 7/4/1917 Old Style.