Trotsky leaves New York for revolutionary Russia

Despite overthrowing the monarchy, the new government refused Finland’s demand for full national independence. The source date is 3/8/1917 Old Style.

The United States became the first foreign government to recognize the new Russian administration after receiving assurances about continued participation in the war. The source date is 3/9/1917 Old...

Released from Siberian exile after the amnesty, Joseph Stalin arrived in the capital and soon joined Pravda’s editorial leadership. The source date is 3/12/1917 Old Style.

The government repealed capital punishment as part of its first liberal reforms, although it would later restore it at the front. The source date is 3/12/1917 Old Style.

The Soviet addressed workers and peoples internationally, calling for peace without annexations or indemnities. The source date is 3/14/1917 Old Style.

Polish representatives appealed for independence, but the Provisional Government delayed recognition of national self-determination. The source date is 3/17/1917 Old Style.

Joseph Stalin became a Bolshevik representative on the executive body of the Petrograd Soviet. The source date is 3/18/1917 Old Style.

The Provisional Government condemned unauthorized land seizures and deferred agrarian redistribution despite mounting peasant demands. The source date is 3/19/1917 Old Style.

The Provisional Government removed many legal restrictions inherited from the monarchy and permitted greater use of non-Russian languages. The source date is 3/20/1917 Old Style.

Pravda published an abridged version of Lenin’s arguments that workers should not politically support the Provisional Government. The source date is 3/21/1917 Old Style.