The First Petrograd Soviet

The first petrograd soviet, remember, became the home base of young trotsky. It was shut down in december 19 o five, in the first wave of post october manifesto repression. With the idea for a soviet in hand, socialist party leaders approached kerensky about securing a location for such an assembly to meet. Kerensky said later, the organizers applied to me for suitable premises. I mentioned the matter to roenka, and the thing was arranged.