On October 25, 1917, residents of Petrograd read the appeal of the Military Revolutionary Committee "To the Rear and Front": "In Petrograd, power is in the hands of the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet. The soldiers and workers who rose up with one accord won without any bloodshed. The Kerensky government is deposed. The Committee appeals to the front and rear not to succumb to provocation, but to support the Petrograd Soviet and the new revolutionary government, which will immediately propose a just peace, hand over the land to the peasants, and convene a Constituent Assembly. Local power passes into the hands of the Soviets of Workers', Soldiers 'and Peasants' deputies. Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet " 1 . What is the place of this appeal among other documents of October 25? 56 documents are known that reflect the activities of the VRK on this day2 . In the vast majority-these are orders, instructions, orders, assignments. The four WRC documents are programmatic in nature, proclaiming the immediate goals and objectives of the new, Soviet government. These are: the appeal written by V. I. Lenin "To the citizens of Russia", the announcement of the victory of the revolution in Petrograd "The revolution has triumphed", the appeal "To the rear and front", the order to all army committees and Soviets of Soldiers ' Deputies to immediately announce to the military units the program of the new government .3 This is the order in which these documents are located in the publications of the materials of IAC 4 . Is this arrangement of documents correct? Does it reflect the course of the Military Revolutionary Committee's activities? The exact time is known for two documents. On the first - the appeal "To the citizens of Russia!" - set "10 o'clock. in the morning." On the fourth-an order-telegram to the army committees and soldiers ' Councils-it is indicated: "20 hours and 30 minutes". For the other two documents, the exact time ... Читать далее