đź“… 25 October 1905
Strike delegates in the capital formalized a council that became the St Petersburg Soviet of Workers’ Deputies, a new form of representative organization based on workplaces. The source date is 12...
đź“… 3 November 1905
The Soviet called workers back to work after the October Manifesto, while continuing to organize around political and workplace demands. The source date is 21 October Old Style.
đź“… 15 December 1905
The Soviet and allied parties urged citizens to withdraw deposits, demand gold payments and refuse certain taxes in an effort to weaken the imperial government financially. The source date is 2...
đź“… 16 December 1905
Police surrounded a Soviet meeting and arrested its deputies, including Leon Trotsky. The arrests deprived the capital’s movement of its main coordinating body. The source date is 3 December Old...
đź“… 27 March 1917
Leon Trotsky departed the United States to return from exile after the fall of the monarchy.
đź“… 3 April 1917
British naval authorities removed Trotsky and other anti-war socialists from their ship and imprisoned them temporarily at Amherst.
đź“… 17 May 1917
After release from British detention, Trotsky reached the revolutionary capital and soon became a prominent advocate of transferring power to the soviets. The source date is 5/4/1917 Old Style.
đź“… 23 June 1917
Soviet leaders prohibited an anti-government demonstration organized around demands for peace and Soviet power. The Bolsheviks accepted the ban. The source date is 6/10/1917 Old Style.
đź“… 16 July 1917
Unable to stop the movement, Bolshevik leaders sought to keep it organized and direct elected delegations toward the Soviet leadership. The source date is 7/3/1917 Old Style.
đź“… 9 September 1917
Soviets, trade unions, Red Guards and Bolshevik activists mobilized to defend Petrograd against the military advance. The source date is 27 August 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 14 September 1917
For the first time, the Petrograd Soviet approved a Bolshevik resolution calling for transfer of authority to the soviets. The source date is 1 September 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 22 September 1917
A larger meeting again supported transferring state authority away from the coalition government. The source date is 9 September 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 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.
đź“… 8 October 1917
The election demonstrated the Bolsheviks’ growing influence in the capital’s central workers’ and soldiers’ council. The source date is 25 September 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 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.
đź“… 20 October 1917
Trotsky denounced the body and led the Bolshevik delegation out, marking a final break with attempts to preserve coalition rule. The source date is 7 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 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.
đź“… 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.
đź“… 25 October 1917
The committee coordinated armed workers, soldiers and sailors and became the operational centre of the uprising. The source date is 12 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 6 November 1917
Workers and pro-Soviet soldiers occupied key positions while blocking government efforts to isolate revolutionary districts. The source date is 24 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 7 November 1917
Red Guards and soldiers occupied railway stations, the State Bank, power stations, the telephone exchange and government buildings. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 7 November 1917
A proclamation to the citizens of Russia stated that the Provisional Government had been removed. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 7 November 1917
Delegates assembled at Smolny while the struggle for the Winter Palace continued. Menshevik and Right Socialist Revolutionary representatives walked out. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 8 November 1917
The Congress established the Council of People’s Commissars with Lenin as chair and Trotsky responsible for foreign affairs. The source date is 26 October 1917 Old Style.
đź“… 22 December 1917
Soviet representatives and the Central Powers began formal negotiations to end Russia’s participation in the First World War.
