In May 1917, Sultan-Galiev participated in the All-Russian Muslim Conference in Moscow and was elected to the All-Russia Muslim Council created by it. In July that year he went to Kazan, where he met Mullanur Waxitov, with whom he helped set up the Muslim Socialist Committee, with a program close to that of the Bolsheviks.
In May 1917, Sultan-Galiev participated in the All-Russian Muslim Conference in Moscow and was elected to the All-Russia Muslim Council formed by it. In July of that year he traveled to Kazan, where he met Mullanur Waxitov, with whom he assisted in establishing the Muslim Socialist Committee, which shared a program similar to that of the Bolsheviks.