Historical Person

Viktor Chernov

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📍 Russia

Viktor Chernov

Gender: Male

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The Congress backs the Provisional Government

📅 16 June 1917

Menshevik 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 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.

Voting begins for the Constituent Assembly

📅 25 November 1917

Millions participated in the first broadly democratic national election in Russian history, with Socialist Revolutionaries winning the largest overall share.