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Organization Timeline
Kronstadt sailors retreat to the Peter and Paul Fortress
📅 19 July 1917A remaining group of armed sailors and Red Guards sought refuge as government troops tightened control over Petrograd. The source date is 7/6/1917 Old Style.
Workers organize armed resistance to Kornilov
📅 9 September 1917Soviets, trade unions, Red Guards and Bolshevik activists mobilized to defend Petrograd against the military advance. The source date is 27 August 1917 Old Style.
Red Guards secure Petrograd’s bridges and strategic points
📅 6 November 1917Workers and pro-Soviet soldiers occupied key positions while blocking government efforts to isolate revolutionary districts. The source date is 24 October 1917 Old Style.
Revolutionary forces seize key state institutions
📅 7 November 1917Red Guards and soldiers occupied railway stations, the State Bank, power stations, the telephone exchange and government buildings. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.
The Winter Palace is captured
📅 8 November 1917Revolutionary forces entered the palace and arrested the remaining ministers of the Provisional Government. The source date is 26 October 1917 Old Style.
Soviet authority spreads to major cities
📅 9 November 1917Soviet governments were established in several industrial and provincial centres as news of the Petrograd victory travelled. The source date is 27 October 1917 Old Style.
Military cadets rebel in Petrograd
📅 11 November 1917Officer cadets attempted to overthrow the new Soviet authorities but were defeated by Red Guards and revolutionary soldiers. The source date is 29 October 1917 Old Style.
Soviet forces defeat Krasnov’s advance
📅 13 November 1917Red Guards and revolutionary soldiers regained the Pulkovo Heights, ending the immediate military threat to Petrograd. The source date is 31 October 1917 Old Style.
Soviet forces secure the Moscow Kremlin
📅 16 November 1917The capture ended major armed resistance in Moscow after days of fighting between revolutionary forces and military cadets. The source date is 3 November 1917 Old Style.