Bolshevik seizure of power in Petrograd
An unsigned telegram from Petrograd reported that the Bolshevik action on November 7 led to the arrest of members of the Provisional Government.
What this does and does not establish
This is the account forwarded to Washington, not a list of people arrested. November 7 is the date in the printed telegram; the name October Revolution follows the Russian calendar then in use.
- Region
- Europe
- Theme
- Politics and institutions
- Kind of record
- Placed in a year. A source places this in one year. It is listed under that year; no day precision is invented.
How it is dated
- Date reference
- 1917
- How we use it
- This is the account forwarded to Washington, not a list of people arrested. November 7 is the date in the printed telegram; the name October Revolution follows the Russian calendar then in use.
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Sources and quoted text
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Source 1 · Supports the statement
Telegram delivered by Ambassador Bakhmeteff
Unsigned correspondent in Petrograd; forwarded by the Russian ambassador
Quoted text (English)
having for its result the arrest of the members of the Provisional Government.Source credit and reuse conditions recorded for this source: Public-domain information in Foreign Relations of the United States; credit the volume and document. https://history.state.gov/about/faq/what-is-frus
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