Historical Organization
Socialist Revolutionary Party
Socialist Revolutionary Party
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Organization Timeline
The Congress backs the Provisional Government
📅 16 June 1917Menshevik and Socialist Revolutionary majorities maintained cooperation with the coalition government rather than transferring all state power to the soviets. The source date is 6/3/1917 Old Style.
Kerensky forms the second coalition government
📅 6 August 1917The new cabinet combined socialist and liberal ministers, but it remained committed to the war and unable to resolve the land question. The source date is 24 July 1917 Old Style.
The Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets opens
📅 7 November 1917Delegates assembled at Smolny while the struggle for the Winter Palace continued. Menshevik and Right Socialist Revolutionary representatives walked out. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.
Vikzhel demands a broad socialist coalition
📅 11 November 1917The railway workers’ executive threatened disruption unless Bolsheviks, Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries formed a united socialist government. The source date is 29 October 1917 Old Style.
Voting begins for the Constituent Assembly
📅 25 November 1917Millions participated in the first broadly democratic national election in Russian history, with Socialist Revolutionaries winning the largest overall share.