8. Kerensky, the July Days and the Kornilov Affair

Question 1

July Days

Answer 1

July 4th - 20,000 armed naval officers from the Kronstadt Naval Base arrive at Petrograd, with over 100,000 joining them.
The conflict resulted in approximately 700 deaths with over 1000 Bolsheviks arrested.

Question 2

Kornilov Affair

Answer 2

August, 1917 - Kornilov (Supreme Commander of the military) launched an offensive on the socialists, which was quelled largely by Bolsheviks.
September, 1917 - 24,000 Bolsheviks to 400,000 Bolsheviks

Question 3

Historian Interpretations

Answer 3

Rabinowitch - “…demands of the workers and soldiers led the Bolshevik leadership”