Chapter 11 The July Days And The Kornilov Affair

Question 0

What was demanded on Monday 2nd July 1917?

Answer 0

All political power should be handed to the soviet

Question 1

What happened on the 2nd of July 1917?

Answer 1

A regimental concert was staged for the soldiers leaving for the front at the peoples house in Central Petrograd. It turned in to an anti government rally

Question 2

What did the soldiers do on the evening of 2nd July 1917?

Answer 2

Formed a provisional revolutionary committee to campaign against the government

Question 3

What happened on Tuesday 3rd of July?

Answer 3

Machine gunners from the first military gun regiment were sent to all the major Petrograd factories and military units to appeal for an uprising.
There were demonstrations outside of the Mariinsky palace, the headquarters of the provisional government
People gathered outside of the Tauride palace, the headquarters of the Petrograd soviet with slogans advocating the transfer of power to the soviets

Question 4

What is the name of the fortress that the protestors over ran on Tuesday 3rd July 1917?

Answer 4

Peter and Paul fortress

Question 5

What was the effect of the uprisings of the 3rd of July on the provisional government and the soviet?

Answer 5

It brought them together, and increased their distrust of the Bolsheviks. They saw them as a threat to their authority

Question 6

At the height of the demonstrations on the 4th of July, how many people surrounded the Tauride palace?

Answer 6

50,000 who were armed and waiting for the order to occupy it

Question 7

When did the Bolsheviks use their positions on the factory commissions to get the workers to demonstrate?

Answer 7

Wednesday 4th July

Question 8

Why did the crowd disperse on the 4th of July?

Answer 8

There was a thunderstorm, this was the turning point of the revolution

Question 9

What did the cabinet of the provisional government do on the 5th of July?

Answer 9

Sent loyal troops from the front back to Petrograd to restore order. They won over troops who had remained neutral during the demonstrations

Question 10

When did the Bolshevik party call off the demonstrations?

Answer 10

5th July

Question 11

What happened on the 6th of July?

Answer 11

A large group of loyal troops equippe with armoured cars and heavy artillery surrounded the Bolshevik headquarters at the Kshesinkaia mansion. The 500 Bolsheviks inside surrended and were arrested. A warrant went out for lenins arrest but he had already fled to the Finnish border

Question 12

Were the July days positive or negative for the Bolsheviks?

Answer 12

Negative, they ended up being a major setback

Question 13

What happened to the Bolshevik organisation in Petrograd following the July days?

Answer 13

It was in tatters-all of the leaders were either in prison or on the run

Question 14

When did the Kornilov affair take place?

Answer 14

August 1917

Question 15

Who was Kornilov?

Answer 15

The head of the army

Question 16

Why did Kornilov order Russian troops in to Petrograd on 24 august 1917?

Answer 16

He was concerned about a possible left wing plot against the government, and wanted to forestall it

Question 17

Why did Karensky panic when troops were ordered in to Petrograd by Kornilov?

Answer 17

He thought it was an attempt at a military takeover

Question 18

What happened to Kornilov following the order for the troops to go to Petrograd?

Answer 18

He was arrested, many Bolsheviks were also released from prison to protect the city from the soldiers

Question 19

What was the effect of the Kornilov affair on the provisional government?

Answer 19

They looked very weak, support for them fell, and the Bolsheviks appeared to be strong