📅 18 October 1917
Party leaders reversed an earlier decision and rejected participation in the consultative body created around the Provisional Government. The source date is 5 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 23 October 1917
After a clandestine debate, a majority endorsed Lenin’s proposal to prepare the overthrow of the Provisional Government. The source date is 10 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 23 October 1917
The Central Committee selected a smaller political bureau to help direct the party during the approaching confrontation. The source date is 10 October 1917 Old Style.
📅 31 October 1917
The two Bolsheviks disclosed their opposition in a non-Bolshevik newspaper, alerting the government to internal debate over insurrection. The source date is 18 October 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.
