After the success
of the German
amphibious operation against the archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of
Riga, the government floats the idea of evacuating itself to Moscow. Naturally
the forces responsible for the defense of Petrograd objected. On October 19th
(October 6, old style), the soldiers section of the Petrograd Soviet adopted
Trotsky’s resolution calling on the government, if it could not defend the
capital, either to make peace or step aside.
Neither did the
government’s proposal gain any traction with the Compromisers on the Central
Executive Committee, who were told that in the event of a move they would have
to fend for themselves. For their part, the workers considered Petrograd their
fortress.
Within a week’s
time, and after a subsequent demand by the delegates of the Pre-Parliament, the
government decided to stay in the Winter Palace and convene the Constituent
Assembly in the Tauride Palace.
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