Having placed the
former War Minister, Guchov, under arrest on suspicion of complicity in
Kornilov’s plot, and then released him,
the Directory is compelled to address the situation of Bolsheviks arrested
after the July Days. Not wanting simply to release them, the Directory instead
set bail. Trotsky was released on a “modest” 3,000 rubles bail raised by the
trade unions. Other imprisoned Bolsheviks were also freed.
Also on this day,
Kerensky ordered the Military Committee set up to oppose Kornilov to halt its
activities. This much the compromisist committee might be willing to do, but it
nevertheless refused to dissolve itself. It continued “to work with its former
energy and restraint.” Kerensky would have to be satisfied with this.
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