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Kornilov affair (1917)

On the Russian Revolution map as “The Kornilov affair”

Aug/Sep 1917 — A general marches on Petrograd to crush the soviet. In panic, Kerensky arms the Bolsheviks to stop him. The coup collapses, but its defeat leaves the men who saved the capital in possession of its guns.

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Turning point
Chapter
Dual power in Russia (1917) (chapter 5 of Russian Revolution)
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The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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TURNING POINT · THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1855–1924

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