Editing October Revolution (section)

===Kornilov affair===
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In what became known as the Kornilov affair, General [[Lavr Kornilov]], who had been Commander-in-Chief since 18 July, with Kerensky's agreement directed an army under [[Aleksandr Krymov]] to march toward Petrograd to restore order.<ref>{{harvnb|Beckett|2007|p=526}}</ref> According to some accounts, Kerensky appeared to become frightened by the possibility that the army would stage a coup, and reversed the order. By contrast, historian [[Richard Pipes]] has argued that the episode was engineered by Kerensky.<ref>{{harvnb|Pipes|1997|p=51|ps=: "There is no evidence of a Kornilov plot, but there is plenty of evidence of Kerensky's duplicity."}}</ref> On 27 August, feeling betrayed by the government, Kornilov pushed on towards Petrograd. With few troops to spare at the front, Kerensky turned to the Petrograd Soviet for help. Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, and Socialist Revolutionaries confronted the army and convinced them to stand down.<ref>{{harvnb|Service|1998|p=54}}</ref> The Bolsheviks' influence over railroad and telegraph workers also proved vital in stopping the movement of troops. The political right felt betrayed, and the left was resurgent. The first direct consequence of Kornilov's failed coup was the formal abolition of the monarchy and the proclamation of the [[Russian Republic]] on 1 September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Провозглашена Российская республика |url=https://www.prlib.ru/history/619540 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=Президентская библиотека имени Б.Н. Ельцина |language=ru}}</ref>

With Kornilov defeated, the Bolsheviks' popularity in the soviets grew significantly, both in the central and local areas. On 31 August, the Petrograd Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies—and, on 5 September, the Moscow Soviet Workers Deputies—adopted the Bolshevik resolutions on the question of power. The Bolsheviks were able to take over in [[Briansk]], [[Samara, Russia|Samara]], [[Saratov]], [[Tsaritsyn]], [[Minsk]], Kiev, [[Tashkent]], and other cities.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}