Factory committees support Soviet power

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.

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.

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.

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.

The two Bolsheviks disclosed their opposition in a non-Bolshevik newspaper, alerting the government to internal debate over insurrection. The source date is 18 October 1917 Old Style.

Alexander Verkhovsky warned the Pre-Parliament that continued war would bring complete catastrophe. The source date is 20 October 1917 Old Style.

Kerensky’s ministers attempted to close revolutionary newspapers and suppress the Military Revolutionary Committee. The source date is 24 October 1917 Old Style.

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.

Lenin returned from hiding and joined the revolutionary headquarters as the transfer of power began. The source date is 24 October 1917 Old Style.

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.