Once formed, the
transitional government pursue two lines of action. As Trotsky does not give
dates for some of their actions, I’ve simply made the lists that follow.
Actions to
suppress Bolshevik influence:
·
Breaking up the militant formations of the
Petrograd garrison, including the Machine Gun regiment. It seemed like a good
idea, but many among the tens of thousands of troops sent to the front as
replacements were Bolsheviks advanced in party discipline and theory. They
proved to be influential.
·
Outlawing processions in the streets and
disarming the workers
·
Ordering the Kronstadt garrison to turn over
Midshipman Raskolnikov and other leaders of the July Days
·
Arresting Bolshevik and left-Social
Revolutionary leaders in the Baltic Fleet
Actions to
realize the program of the Soviet Congress:
·
On July 21 – July 8, issuing a declaration
concerning, as Trotsky says, “a collection of democratic commonplaces”
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