| Kornilov affair | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russian Revolution | |||||||||
 Kornilov greeted by his officers | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russian Army |
Russian Provisional Government Petrograd Soviet | ||||||||
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Lavr Kornilov Aleksandr Krymov † |
Aleksander Kerensky Leon Trotsky | ||||||||
The Kornilov affair, or the Kornilov putsch, was an attempted military coup d'état by the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, General Lavr Kornilov, from 10 to 13 September 1917 (O.S., 28–31 August), against the Russian Provisional Government headed by Aleksander Kerensky and the Petrograd Soviet of Soldiers' and Workers' Deputies.[1] The exact details and motivations of the Kornilov affair are unconfirmed due to the general confusion of all parties involved. Many historians have had to piece together varied historical accounts as a result.
- ^ "1917 Free History". Yandex Publishing. Retrieved 11 October 2017.