The Democratic Conference of Compromisers

One hundred years ago today, plus two, the right-socialists, that is, socialist parties to the right of the Bolsheviks (a.k.a. Compromisers), convened a Democratic Conference to discuss what they ought to do about the Coalition Government. The Bolsheviks read their recommendations into the record too. 

Read about it here. Or read the whole story from the beginning by following this link.

Kornilov’s Insurrection

One hundred years ago today, plus two, Kerensky’s choice for overall command in the war against Germany and her allies, General Kornilov, turned his forces instead in the direction of Petrograd. His manifesto, also issued that day, made it sound as if, not the Bolsheviks, but the Provisional Government itself was the target of the move.

Of course, Kerensky, head of that government, did not think particularly well of Kornilov’s plans. Read about it here.

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Kerensky’s State Conference

One hundred years ago yesterday, plus two, Prime Minister Kerensky convened a state conference in Moscow. It was political theater, in which he played the role of the indispensable man between the bourgeois Cadets on the right and the (uninvited) Bolsheviks on the left. Read about it here.

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Bolsheviks convene under a cloud

One hundred years ago today, plus two, even though Lenin was in hiding and Trotsky was in prison, the 6^th Congress of the Bolshevik Party convened. What they did put the party on the path to recovery after the reverses it had suffered subsequent to the July Days. Read about it here.

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Kerensky’s Second Coalition

One hundred years ago today, plus two, Kerensky formed a new government, known to history as the Second Coalition, that included the bourgeois Cadets but excluded the Bolsheviks, some of whom got arrested instead. Read about it here.

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Prime Minister Kerensky

One hundred years ago today, plus two, amidst the upheaval of the July Days, the right socialists sought relief by naming Kerensky prime minister. Read about it here.

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The July Days

One hundred years ago, plus two (as of Tuesday the 16th), demonstrations that would lead both to a new government and prime minister and to an attempt to suppress the Bolshevik party began in Petrograd. Read about it here.

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