Soviet authority spreads to major cities

The Soviet government called on all belligerent peoples and governments to negotiate an immediate peace without annexations or indemnities. The source date is 26 October 1917 Old Style.

Landed estates were abolished without compensation and land was transferred for use under local peasant institutions. The source date is 26 October 1917 Old Style.

The Congress established the Council of People’s Commissars with Lenin as chair and Trotsky responsible for foreign affairs. The source date is 26 October 1917 Old Style.

The Soviet Congress reversed the Provisional Government’s restoration of the death penalty at the front. The source date is 26 October 1917 Old Style.

Cavalry forces seized Gatchina and Tsarskoye Selo in an attempt to restore the Provisional Government. The source date is 27 October 1917 Old Style.

The Soviet government limited ordinary industrial labour to eight hours daily and forty-eight hours weekly. The source date is 29 October 1917 Old Style.

Officer cadets attempted to overthrow the new Soviet authorities but were defeated by Red Guards and revolutionary soldiers. The source date is 29 October 1917 Old Style.

The railway workers’ executive threatened disruption unless Bolsheviks, Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries formed a united socialist government. The source date is 29 October 1917 Old Style.

Red Guards and revolutionary soldiers regained the Pulkovo Heights, ending the immediate military threat to Petrograd. The source date is 31 October 1917 Old Style.

The Soviet government proclaimed equality, sovereignty and the right of national self-determination, including secession. The source date is 2 November 1917 Old Style.