The Democratic Conference opens

The Bolsheviks gained a majority in the Moscow Soviet, reflecting the radicalization produced by war and the Kornilov crisis. The source date is 5 September 1917 Old Style.

Elected fleet bodies declared that they would no longer obey the Provisional Government. The source date is 8 September 1917 Old Style.

A larger meeting again supported transferring state authority away from the coalition government. The source date is 9 September 1917 Old Style.

Writing in hiding, Lenin argued that workers could not simply take over the existing state machinery but needed a new form of power based on soviets. The source date is 12 September 1917 Old Style.

In letters to party leaders, Lenin argued that conditions now favoured a Soviet government. The source date is 14 September 1917 Old Style.

The elected Central Committee of the Baltic Fleet refused the government’s dissolution order. The source date is 18 September 1917 Old Style.

The Soviet displaced the existing local authorities in Tashkent during a wider movement against the Provisional Government. The source date is 18 September 1917 Old Style.

Kerensky’s government used troops and arrests to reverse the local Soviet takeover. The source date is 18 September 1917 Old Style.

The party selected a national list that included Lenin and Stalin for the forthcoming election. The source date is 23 September 1917 Old Style.

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.