Measures 9' X 12 ½", 4 pp. on a single sheet, front and verso. The issue shows photos of the meetings of elected soldiers' and officers' deputies, a close-up photo of the Executive Committee of the Provisional Government including Rodzyanko who was its head for just a few days, and Alexander Kerensky, the last leader of the Provisional Government. Page 3 has a photo of Grigory (Grishka) Rasputin surrounded by female courtiers, and a sharp short blurb about Grishka's shenanigans phrased in very critical terms. There is also a caricature of him entitled "President of the Academy of Obscenity." The last page shows caricatures mocking the sudden turn for the worse for the former ruling class of Russia.

In good to very good condition. The paper is moderately soiled and age-toned, showing fraying to the edges and corners, but the wear is contained entirely to the margins, not reaching any of the photos, drawings, or text.

Petrogradskaya Gazeta was an example of so-called "small press." Founded in 1867 by Russian journalist and publisher Ilya Arsenyev, it dealt mostly with literary news and events, publishing famous Russian writers such as Chekhov, Leskov, etc. A political news section was added in 1871. From March 1917, the newspaper supported the Provisional Government, "war until victory" with regard to WW1, and maintained aggressive polemics against the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks shut it down on 22 November 1917, just a few weeks after the socialist revolution, one of their first acts of totalitarian dictatorship and an omen of much more sinister things to come.

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