A huge demonstration reaches the Tauride Palace

Soldiers refused orders to provide replacement companies for the front, demonstrating the government’s weakening authority over the army. The source date is 7/1/1917 Old Style.

Armed machine-gunners arrived from Oranienbaum and rejected Soviet Executive Committee instructions to return. The source date is 7/1/1917 Old Style.

Machine-gunners and other soldiers decided to demonstrate against the Provisional Government, demanding transfer of power to the soviets. The source date is 7/3/1917 Old Style.

Delegations brought factory workers into the streets, turning the soldiers’ initiative into a vast movement across Petrograd. The source date is 7/3/1917 Old Style.

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.

Troops loyal to the Provisional Government fired on and dispersed sections of the movement, producing hundreds of casualties. The source date is 7/4/1917 Old Style.

The authorities smashed the Bolshevik newspaper’s press and intensified repression against workers distributing revolutionary publications. The source date is 7/5/1917 Old Style.

Government forces occupied the Kshesinskaya Palace, which had served as a headquarters for Bolshevik organizations. The source date is 7/5/1917 Old Style.

Union, Soviet and factory activists were detained as the government tried to reverse the growth of revolutionary organization. The source date is 7/5/1917 Old Style.

A remaining group of armed sailors and Red Guards sought refuge as government troops tightened control over Petrograd. The source date is 7/6/1917 Old Style.