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9
September
1917

Kornilov affair weakens the Provisional Government

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📅 9 September 1917 📍 Russia

General Lavr Kornilov’s movement of troops toward Petrograd was framed by the government as a coup threat. Railway workers, soldiers and political activists helped obstruct the advance. The episode weakened Kerensky, released Bolshevik organizers from detention, and showed the mobilizing capacity of workers and soldiers beyond official command.

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Lavr Kornilov

Alexander Kerensky

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provisional government

Petrograd Soviet