Military Revolutionary Committee

The Military Revolutionary Committee was a governing body formed during Russia’s 1917 Revolution, primarily by the Bolsheviks to seize control from the Provisional Government. It consisted of military leaders and revolutionaries who coordinated military and political actions, helping to organize the overthrow of existing authorities. Essentially, it served as an intermediate authority, consolidating power to facilitate the Bolsheviks’ rise to government and the establishment of Soviet rule, playing a critical role in redirecting Russia’s political landscape from monarchy and provisional rule toward communist governance.