Saint Petersburg Soviet

Saint Petersburg Soviet

Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Deputies
Петербургский совет рабочих депутатов
The Soviet of Workers' Deputies of St. Petersburg in 1905: Leon Trotsky in the center.
Predecessor	Soviet of Workers' Delegates
Successor	Petrograd Soviet
Formation	26 October 1905; 118 years ago (1905-10-26)
Founded at	Technological Institute.
Dissolved	16 December 1905; 118 years ago (1905-12-16)
Type	Soviet
Purpose	Coordination of strikes
Location	Saint Petersburg,  Russian Empire
Membership (1905)	400-500
Official language	Russian
Leader	Leon Trotsky

The Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Delegates (later the Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Deputies) was a workers' council, or soviet, in Saint Petersburg in 1905.