Kornilov affair

Kornilov affair
Part of the Russian Revolution
Kornilov greeted by his officers
Date 10–13 September 1917 Location Russia Result Coup failed Russian Republic proclaimed
Belligerents
Russian Army	Russian Provisional Government Petrograd Soviet
Commanders and leaders
Lavr Kornilov Aleksandr Krymov  †	Aleksander Kerensky Leon Trotsky

The Kornilov affair, or the Kornilov putsch, was an attempted military coup d'état by the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, General Lavr Kornilov, from 10 to 13 September 1917 (O.S., 28–31 August), against the Russian Provisional Government headed by Aleksander Kerensky and the Petrograd Soviet of Soldiers' and Workers' Deputies.^[1] The exact details and motivations of the Kornilov affair are unconfirmed due to the general confusion of all parties involved. Many historians have had to piece together varied historical accounts as a result.