Historical Organization
Moscow Soviet of Workers’ Deputies
Moscow Soviet of Workers’ Deputies
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Organization Timeline
Moscow workers form a council of deputies
📅 16 October 1905Worker representatives in Moscow created a council to coordinate the strike movement. It developed into the Moscow Soviet. The source date is 3 October Old Style.
A general strike paralyses Moscow
📅 23 October 1905Industrial, transport and other workers brought much of Moscow to a halt as the political strike gained momentum. The source date is 10 October Old Style.
The Moscow uprising begins
📅 20 December 1905A political general strike developed into an armed uprising. Workers erected barricades and revolutionary fighting groups confronted troops and police. The source date is 7 December Old Style.
The December strike spreads beyond Moscow
📅 21 December 1905Workers in St Petersburg and other centres joined the general strike, but the capital’s movement lacked the coordination it had before the Soviet’s arrest. The source date is 8 December Old Style.
The Moscow uprising is defeated
📅 28 December 1905Government troops broke the main centres of armed resistance, including the Presnya district. The Moscow Soviet called off the strike, marking the defeat of the revolution’s final major urban...