📅 6 June 1905
A congress of zemstvo and municipal representatives met in Moscow and pressed for a representative national assembly and civil rights. The source date is 24 May Old Style.
📅 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.
📅 9 April 1917
The Provisional Government declared that continued participation in the war was defensive, winning qualified acceptance from Soviet leaders. The source date is 3/27/1917 Old Style.
📅 1 May 1917
Foreign Minister Pavel Milyukov assured the Allied governments that Russia would pursue the war and its strategic objectives. The source date is 4/18/1917 Old Style.
📅 3 May 1917
Publication of the foreign minister’s commitments exposed the contradiction between popular demands for peace and government war policy. The source date is 4/20/1917 Old Style.
📅 3 May 1917
Soldiers and workers protested the Milyukov Note for two days, producing the first major crisis of the Provisional Government. The source date is 4/20/1917 Old Style.
📅 15 May 1917
The foreign minister left office following mass opposition to his commitment to continued war and territorial ambitions. The source date is 5/2/1917 Old Style.
