Soviet Russia recognizes Finnish independence

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.

The Soviet government placed the banking system under state control as part of its transformation of property relations. The source date is 14 December 1917 Old Style.