ABSTRACT
In a sense, the first formal step in the series of decisions which led to the announcement on December 6 came on November 27 at the second meeting of the Moscow Soviet. There are three matters which raise questions about the existence of a pervasive enthusiasm or passion for uprising among the Moscow workers who were supposedly involved in making the decision. These are fluctuations in the attendance at the meetings of the Moscow Soviet, the formulation of the decision, and the vehicle by which the latter was formally announced. The Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, and SR's all, as revolutionary parties, pushed for and supported the decision and mobilized their rank and file members and followers to do the same. Of the major factors involved in the making of the decision, one of the more difficult to assess is the role of influence exerted from St. Petersburg. Zenzinov, among others, offers still other insights into the mood of the revolutionaries.
