Thinking about this comparison, I came to the assumption that it turned into a saying in the USSR in suitable cases. Formally, there was enough reason for this go, t. K. The palace lasted only 15-16 hours, counting from the moment the Provisional Government appointed the commandant of the palace defense and until the arrest of this government. The inclusion of this chapter in my memories is explained by the desire to reveal, so to speak, the technology of the interpreted episode to the extent that I witnessed and participated in it. Such historical events concerning the violent change of the political system are undoubtedly of great interest in many respects for future generations and they must be recorded.