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Which Russian cruiser fired the signal shot for the storming of the Winter Palace on the night of 7-8 November 1917?
The cruiser Aurora fired a single blank shot at 9:40 p.m. on 7 November 1917 as the signal. The Provisional Government cabinet was arrested at 2:10 a.m. on 8 November. Lenin became head of government the next morning.
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The Bolshevik Seizure of the Petrograd Winter Palace on the Night of 7-8 November 1917 That Began the Soviet Era Bolshevik forces seized the Petrograd Winter Palace on the night of 7-8 November 1917 (25-26 October Old Style). The Provisional Government's cabinet was arrested in the Malachite Room. Lenin became chairman of the new Council of People's Commissars the next morning. The Russian Revolution had moved from its February-March 1917 democratic phase to its Bolshevik authoritarian phase in 8 months.
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