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Cossacks.
October, 25 The victory of armed revolt in Petrograd.
(November, 7) P.G. fell; the power was seized by the
1917 Bolshevist Party headed by V. Lenin.
October, 25 C.C. and other organizations established the
(November, 7) Regional Committee to protect the cause of
1917 revolution. It became the supreme organ of
the executive power. Its power spread over 9
Ukrainian provinces. But in one day the
unified front of democracy split due to vague
assessment of events in Petrograd.
November, 1 The passing of power in Kyiv to C.C. The
(14) Bolsheviks, as a result of successful fights
1917 with troops of Kyiv military district, while
C.C. kept neutral, gained those troops to
withdraw from Kyiv and obtained the
disbandment of officer armed groups. They
lacked sufficient support in Kyiv that is why,
the C.C. army gained control over the city to
guarantee order.
November, 7 ІІІ Universal of C.C. proclaimed the
(20) formation of The Ukrainian People’s
1917 Republic (UPR) within all 9 provinces, but
within the structure of the future federative
democratic Russian republic.
Besides, ІІІ Universal proclaimed:
1) The power belonged to C.C. and its G.S.
till the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly (the
elections were to take place on December, 27,
the convocation – on January, 9);
2) The private property was abolished for
landlords’, monastic, cabinet and church
lands, they were proclaimed to belong to all

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