Kornilov affair
September 10–13, 1917 · Petrograd
An attempted military coup by General Lavr Kornilov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, against the Russian Provisional Government. The coup collapsed within days, weakening Kerensky and strengthening the Bolsheviks.
Key people
Leon Trotsky
belligerent leader · Russian Provisional Government
Alexander Kerensky
Head of the Provisional Government, Kornilov's coup targeted Kerensky's government · Russian Provisional Government
Lavr Kornilov
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, Moved troops on Petrograd in August 1917; arrested after the move collapsed
Aleksandr Krymov
military commander · Kornilov's forces
