One hundred years ago today, the Proclamation on the Assumption of Soviet Power announced the overthrow of the Provisional Government and the establishment of a new government. It was adopted by the All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers’, Soldiers’ and Peasants’ Deputies on November 8 (October 26, O.S.) and published in Rabochii i soldat, No. … Continue reading Proclamation on the Assumption of Soviet Power