Question: What goal does the proclamation support?

To the People of Petrograd and Russia The old regime has brought the country to ruin and the population to famine. It was impossible to bear this longer, and the inhabitants of Petrograd came out on the street to express their dissatisfac-tion. They were greeted by a volley of bullets. In place of bread, the [czar's] ministers gave them lead. But the soldiers would not act against the people and turned against the government. Together with the people they seized guns, arsenals, and important governmental institutions. The fight is still on and must go on to the end. The old power must be completely crushed to make way for popular government. In that lies the salvation of Russia. In order to succeed in this struggle for democracy, the people must create their own governmen-tal organ. Yesterday, March 12, there was formed at the capital a Soviet of Workers' Deputies, made up of representatives of factories, mills, revolted troops, and democratic and socialistic par-ties and groups. The Soviet ... has set for itself as its main task to organize the popular forces The Soviet has appointed commissars to establish the people's authority in the wards of Petrograd. We invite the entire population of the capital to rally at once to the Soviet, to organize local com-mittees in their wards and to take into their hands the management of local affairs. All together, with our forces united, we will fight to wipe out completely the old government.