The Russian Provisional Government was a provisional government of the Russian Empire and Russian Republic, announced two days before and established immediately after the abdication of Nicholas II on
Nine members of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma in March 1917. From left to right: Seated: V. N. Lvov, V. A. Rzhevsky, S. I. Shidlovsky, and M. V. Rodzianko (chairman); Standing: V. V. Shulgin, B. A. Engelhardt, A. F. Kerensky, and M. A. Karaulov.
Twelve members of the Russian Provisional Government, from left to right: P. N. Milyukov, G. E. Lvov, A. F. Kerensky, N. V. Nekrasov, A. I. Konovalov, A. A. Manuilov, A. I. Guchkov, A. I. Shingariev, A. I. Terestchenko, I. V. Godniev, V. N. Lvov, and F. I. Rodichev. Poster published by the Russian Information Bureau, New York City, 1918.
Following the October Revolution, Vladimir Lenin became the head of the new government of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. It was known officially as the Council of People's Commissar
An early Sovnarkom decree, introducing the "Western European calendar" in Russia. The decree prescribed that 14 February, 1918 (New style) would immediately follow 31 January, 1918 (Old style)