📅 15 March 1917
Liberal Duma politicians formed a government headed by Prince Georgy Lvov while the Petrograd Soviet remained an independent centre of power. The source date is 3/2/1917 Old Style.
📅 13 June 1917
Alexander Kerensky assumed responsibility for military policy and promoted a new offensive despite deep war weariness. The source date is 5/31/1917 Old Style.
📅 18 June 1917
The Russian government used political and military pressure against Finland’s attempt to expand self-government. The source date is 6/5/1917 Old Style.
📅 1 July 1917
The Provisional Government began a major offensive despite collapsing discipline, shortages and widespread opposition among soldiers. The source date is 6/18/1917 Old Style.
📅 17 July 1917
Troops 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.
📅 18 July 1917
The authorities smashed the Bolshevik newspaper’s press and intensified repression against workers distributing revolutionary publications. The source date is 7/5/1917 Old Style.
📅 18 July 1917
Union, Soviet and factory activists were detained as the government tried to reverse the growth of revolutionary organization. The source date is 7/5/1917 Old Style.
📅 20 July 1917
Authorities accused Lenin of acting for Germany and blamed the Bolsheviks for the July Days. The source date is 7/7/1917 Old Style.
📅 21 July 1917
Prince Lvov resigned and Alexander Kerensky became minister-president during the political reaction following the July Days. The source date is 7/8/1917 Old Style.
📅 25 July 1917
The Provisional Government authorized summary military punishment as it attempted to restore discipline after the July Days. The source date is 12 July 1917 Old Style.
📅 25 July 1917
Authorities closed radical newspapers and restricted revolutionary publications during the reaction following the July Days. The source date is 12 July 1917 Old Style.
📅 31 July 1917
General Lavr Kornilov was appointed commander-in-chief and became the focus of demands for stronger military authority. The source date is 18 July 1917 Old Style.
📅 6 August 1917
The 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.
📅 25 August 1917
Kerensky convened political, military and business representatives in an attempt to display national unity and stabilize the government. The source date is 12 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 27 August 1917
At the State Conference, Kornilov warned of military collapse and advocated exceptional authority to restore discipline. The source date is 14 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 1 September 1917
The commander sought authority to deploy loyal forces near the capital during the struggle over military and political power. The source date is 19 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 3 September 1917
The Russian army retreated from Riga, deepening the government crisis and strengthening demands for authoritarian military measures. The source date is 21 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 4 September 1917
Kerensky sought military forces to impose order in the capital, but relations with Kornilov rapidly broke down. The source date is 22 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 8 September 1917
Liberal ministers withdrew during the confrontation between Kerensky and Kornilov, waiting to see which force would prevail. The source date is 26 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 8 September 1917
The decision favoured major landowners and provoked opposition from Soviet representatives during a worsening food crisis. The source date is 26 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 9 September 1917
Kerensky ordered Kornilov to relinquish command after concluding that the general threatened the Provisional Government. The source date is 27 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 9 September 1917
Kornilov rejected dismissal and advanced cavalry units toward the capital in what became known as the Kornilov Affair. The source date is 27 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 13 September 1917
The advancing forces disintegrated without a major battle after railway obstruction, agitation and mass mobilization. The source date is 31 August 1917 Old Style.
📅 14 September 1917
Kerensky’s government formally declared the Russian Republic after the defeat of Kornilov. The source date is 1 September 1917 Old Style.
📅 21 September 1917
Elected fleet bodies declared that they would no longer obey the Provisional Government. The source date is 8 September 1917 Old Style.
📅 27 September 1917
More than a thousand delegates met to create political legitimacy for a new government, but deep divisions remained over coalition and war. The source date is 14 September 1917 Old Style.
📅 1 October 1917
The elected Central Committee of the Baltic Fleet refused the government’s dissolution order. The source date is 18 September 1917 Old Style.
📅 1 October 1917
Kerensky’s government used troops and arrests to reverse the local Soviet takeover. The source date is 18 September 1917 Old Style.
📅 19 October 1917
Soldiers’ representatives declared that the garrison would no longer recognize the Provisional Government’s authority. The source date is 6 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 6 November 1917
Kerensky’s ministers attempted to close revolutionary newspapers and suppress the Military Revolutionary Committee. The source date is 24 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 7 November 1917
The head of the Provisional Government departed in search of troops capable of reversing the uprising. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 9 November 1917
Cavalry forces seized Gatchina and Tsarskoye Selo in an attempt to restore the Provisional Government. The source date is 27 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 13 November 1917
Red Guards and revolutionary soldiers regained the Pulkovo Heights, ending the immediate military threat to Petrograd. The source date is 31 October 1917 Old Style.
