Senior government salaries are limited

The Soviet government eliminated legal designations such as noble, merchant and peasant, declaring a common civic status. The source date is 10 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 Finnish parliament adopted a declaration separating Finland from Russia after the collapse of imperial authority.

The Constitutional Democratic Party leadership was targeted as organizers of resistance to Soviet power. The source date is 28 November 1917 Old Style.

The armistice halted fighting on the Eastern Front while negotiations for a separate peace continued.

The Soviet government created an extraordinary commission to combat counter-revolution and sabotage under Felix Dzerzhinsky.

Soviet representatives and the Central Powers began formal negotiations to end Russia’s participation in the First World War.