The July Days

• The army had launched a major offensive on the South-West front which was a disaster.

  • The significance of this is that it contravened the previous agreement to fight a defensive war.
  • The standing of the PG took a serious blow.
  • Prince Lvov stood down and was replaced by Kerensky.
• There was a series of demonstrations and protests nicknamed the "July Days".

  • It is unclear how much of a role the Bolsheviks played in organising these demonstrations but many of the protestors carried banners with Bolshevik slogans on.
• The July Days were put down fairly easily.

  • As a result of the government crackdown that followed, many leading Bolsheviks including Lenin were forced to go into hiding to avoid arrest.
  • The Bolsheviks denied being behind this failed uprising though others such as the Mensheviks claimed they were.