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The establishment of the provisional government
On the 15th of March 1917 the provisional government was set up, officially with Michael II as Head of State but the leader de facto was Georgy Lvov. -
Tsar Nicholas II abdicates his throne
On the 15th of March, Tsar Nicholas II abdicates his throne to his brother, who became Michael II. However, there is plenty of conspiracy about that - Nicholas never singed a single order in his life with a pencil whereas the signature on his abdiation letter was written in pencil. -
The obolition of tsarist, right wing and bourgeois press and political parties
On the 17th of March 1917, the Pertrograd Soviet banned all tsarist, bourgeois and right wing newspapersand magazines, such as the main newspaper of the autocratical-monarchist party The Union of the Russian Nation called "The Russian Banner". Very soon after that newspaper was closed down, the Union of the Russian Nation (and other monarhist parties) were banned as well. Many of the leaders of that party fled abroad or were executed. -
Lenin returns to Petrograd
On the 3rd of April 1917 Lenin arrives in Petrograd (which is now called St. Petersburg) in a sealed train. He arrived at the Finland Station in the morning. Some people believe that the German and the Swiss funded this train as it went through these countries. -
June Offensive
On the 1st of July 1917 Russia attacked the Austro-Hungarian forces in Galicia. Initially they were successful but many soldiers disobeyed their officers and went home because they thought that their wives and children are starving. This caused the offensive to fail and the discipline in the army was ruined -
Georgy Lvov steps down as head of the provisional government.
Because of earlier events, the provisional government realized that they needed a new leader and Georgy Lvov had to step down on the seventh of July 1917 in favor of the minister of war, who was at that time Kerensky. -
July days
On the 16th of July 1917 there were a series of anti-government protests that were organised by the Bolsheviks. To stop the peaceful protesters Kerensky sent troops to scare them away. Lenin was forced to hide. -
Kornilov Affair
On the 26th of August, Kornilov made an ultimatum for Kerensky, stating that all power, civil and military, should be handed over to him. He also asked all ministers to be removed and to be replaced with people of his choice -
Bolsheviks seize Petrograd
On the 7th of November, the Bolsheviks seized nearly all train stations, telegraph stations and major government facilities. Kerensky fled the winter palace in an outfit of a nurse. -
The Storming of the Winter Palace
The Bolsheviks take control of the Winter Palace, where the Provisional Government was based. The winter palace was defended very poorly by Cadets and a Women's legion. Very few lives were lost.
