Dual Authority Flashcards
Who gave the PG political authority
Grand Duke Mikhail
Who convened the PG
Prince Lvov
Who was Prince Lvov
Wealthy aristocrat and Zemstavo leader
Who was the PG composed of
Those who had favoured constitutional monarchy- liberals, moderate socialists, and Kadets
What was the original intention of the PG
Temporary rule until a new constituent assembly could draw up new constitution
Who was the PG accepted as legitimate by?
Old Tsarist civil service - Army officers - The police
Where did the PG set themselvs up
Right wing of Tauride Palace (Petrograd)
What was the PG regarded as by the Petrograd soviet
Self appointed committee of the wealthy
Where did the Petrograd soviet set up?
Left wing of Turide palace
Who was the PS composed of?
Radical social intellectuals - Mensheviks - Social revolutionaries - Small number of Bolsheviks
Who voted for who sat in the PS
Lesser St.Petersburg Soviet’s
Why did the PS not take direct control
Lacked confidence and experience
Who negotiated dual authority
Kerensky
What DIDN’T the PS demand
Land redistribution
Or
Nationalisation of industry
What statement did the PG make in April
The power of the state should not be based, not on violence and coercion, but on the consent of free citizens to the power they themslfevs created
