The war minister demands immediate peace

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.

An all-Russian conference of factory and shop committees adopted the demand for transfer of power to the soviets. The source date is 19 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.

A proclamation to the citizens of Russia stated that the Provisional Government had been removed. The source date is 25 October 1917 Old Style.