PARTICIPATION OF THE RESERVE BATTALION OF THE VOLINSKY LIFEGUARD REGIMENT DURING THE JULY CRISIS OF 1917

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the activity of the reserve battalion of the Volinsky Lifeguard Regiment during the July political crisis (namely July 3-5, 1917). Special attention is paid, fi rstly, to the warrant offi cer L. V. Gorbatenkov and his role in guiding the actions of the troops on July 3, 1917; secondly, to the Soldiers’ Committees and their leading role in the life of the battalion and regiment; thirdly, to the relationships between the reserve battalion of the Volinsky Lifeguard Regiment, the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies.