The Provisional Government and its opponents February-October 1917 key dates

2 March 1917

Provisional government declared

March 1917

Soviet Order No.1

Spring 1917

The provisional government introduced a series of measures

April 1917

Milyukov crisis

April 1917

Lenin issued the April theses

June 1917

June offensive

14 March 1917

Soviet issues “address to the people of the war”

August 1917

Kornilov affair

3 - 6 July 1917

July days

May 1917

Kronstadt

July 1917

Kerensky crushes the Bolsheviks

September 1917

Bolsheviks have the majority in the Petrograd and Moscow soviets (Trotsky was chairman for Petrograd) Partially due to public support but also as no other attended

10 October 1917

Bolsheviks vote in favour of an armed insurrection

9 October 1917

Trotsky establishes the Military Revolutionary committee

23 October 1917

Kerensky closed pravda and arrests Bolsheviks out of fear of the insurrection

25-27 October 1917

Petrograd falls under Bolshevik control. 6 deaths likely from red guard friendly fire