Depth Study 2: The Provisional Government Flashcards
what was shouted at which provisional government member making a speech
“who elected you?”
Miliukov
what policy put the army under the control of the Petrograd soviet and when
Order number 1
March 1st
when did the provisional government start and end
March - November
1917
what was enforced under order number one regarding orders
soldiers and sailors were to obey their officers and the provisional government only if their orders did not contradict those of the Petrograd soviet
what was enforced under order number one regarding weaponry
all weapons handed over to soviet representative comities
what 3 initial improvements did the PG and soviet cooperate to
recognition of trade unions
8 hour days for industrial workers
full civil and religious freedom
what were the 2 main areas of disagreement between the PG and soviet
WW1 and land question
how did the PG deal with the land question
set up a committee to plan for it
why was there urban discontent
inflation and declining real wages
what was the Petrograd soviets view on the war
to continue fighting with no offensives to spread revolution
what was the PG view on the war
war minister Miliukov promised Russian allies that they would fight for a “decisive victory”
why did the Germans aid Lenin’s return to Russia
to destabilise Russia and take them out of the war
give 2 of Lenin’s slogans
“peace bread and land”
“all power to the soviets”
what was the April Theses and when was it issued
Lenin’s theses that expressed Bolshevik support for the soviets
4th April
how many Russian’s died in WW1 under the PG
400,000
how many leading Bolsheviks were arrested protesting during July days
800
what 2 notable Bolsheviks were arrested during the July days protests
Trotsky
Kamenev
what gave a bad reputation to the soviets
The PG published details of German funding for the Bolsheviks
when did which PG PM move int the winter palace
July 8th
Kerensky
Who was forced to arm workers to defend the capital and why did it backfire
Kerensky
The refused to work for him and many of them were Bolsheviks
How did the PG create their own opposition
they release all political prisoners (Lenin and Trotsky)
why was the PG unrepresentative of Russian voters
made up of 2 nobles and wealthy free masons
how many land seizures did the PG make in which month
237
July
which 2 countries were granted independence from Russia under the PG
Poland and Finland
how many factories were closed between which 2 months
568
February and July
how many jobs were lost between which 2 months
100,000
February and July
