Class estates and civil ranks are abolished

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

The capture ended major armed resistance in Moscow after days of fighting between revolutionary forces and military cadets. The source date is 3 November 1917 Old Style.

Yakov Sverdlov replaced Lev Kamenev as head of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee during disputes over government composition. The source date is 3 November 1917 Old Style.

The Central Rada’s Third Universal declared the Ukrainian People’s Republic while retaining a federal connection with Russia and promising civil and social reforms.

After refusing to begin armistice negotiations, General Nikolai Dukhonin was dismissed and replaced by Nikolai Krylenko. The source date is 9 November 1917 Old Style.

Millions participated in the first broadly democratic national election in Russian history, with Socialist Revolutionaries winning the largest overall share.

Elected factory and shop organizations received authority to supervise production, finances and business records.

Workers’, soldiers’ and sailors’ representatives established Soviet authority in the major Pacific port. The source date is 18 November 1917 Old Style.

A Soviet decree established procedures for voters to remove representatives who no longer retained their confidence. The source date is 21 November 1917 Old Style.

The Soviet government restricted the pay of people’s commissars and high officials as part of its egalitarian programme. The source date is 23 November 1917 Old Style.