📅 8 Augustus 1917
Delegates met clandestinely while Lenin was in hiding and other party leaders faced arrest. The source date is 26 July 1917 Old Style.
📅 8 Augustus 1917
The congress judged that repression had ended the possibility of a peaceful transition through the existing Soviet leadership. The source date is 26 July 1917 Old Style.
📅 8 Augustus 1917
The Bolshevik congress adopted organizational principles combining internal debate with united action after decisions. The source date is 26 July 1917 Old Style.
📅 16 November 1917
Yakov Sverdlov replaced Lev Kamenev as head of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee during disputes over government composition. The source date is 3 November 1917 Old Style.
