The First All-Russian Congress of Soviets opens

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.

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.

The sailors’ and workers’ soviet announced that it alone exercised governmental authority in Kronstadt. The source date is 5/17/1917 Old Style.

Alexander Guchkov left the government after demonstrations and growing resistance to military policy. The source date is 5/31/1917 Old Style.

Alexander Kerensky assumed responsibility for military policy and promoted a new offensive despite deep war weariness. The source date is 5/31/1917 Old Style.

Most delegates endorsed continued military defence while calling for peace, rejecting the Bolshevik demand for an immediate break with government policy. The source date is 6/3/1917 Old Style.

Menshevik and Socialist Revolutionary majorities maintained cooperation with the coalition government rather than transferring all state power to the soviets. The source date is 6/3/1917 Old Style.

The Finnish parliament claimed broad internal sovereignty while leaving foreign affairs and war under the Russian state. The source date is 6/5/1917 Old Style.

The Russian government used political and military pressure against Finland’s attempt to expand self-government. The source date is 6/5/1917 Old Style.

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.