Dual Power Flashcards
What was the dual power after Feb 1917?
- Provisional (temporary) government
- Petrograd Soviet of workers and soldiers
Where do the people that make up the Provisional government come from?
Comes from 4th Duma (dominated by liberals)
How is support for provisional govt?
Lacks support
Who recognised the provisional govt?
The army high command
How did the abdication of the Tsar lead to the creation of the PG?
Grand Duke Mikhail relinquishes his authority (given to him by the Tsar when he abdicated) to the provisional committee (which became the provisional government) as he didn’t want to be Tsar
Why is the PG ‘provisional’?
They say they are provisional until there are elections for a constituent assembly
Where did the Feb revolution come from?
Urban proletariat
What was the most pressing issue for the PG?
WWI
What did the PG commit itself to?
Committed itself to continuing the war
Who makes up the Petrograd Soviet?
Supported by the urban workers and has some SRs and Mensheviks in
Who do the Petrograd Soviet represent?
Represents the workers and the soldiers
Where are the dual powers?
They are all in the Tauride palace (one wing has Petrograd Soviet and other wing has Provisional government)
Who has more power between the PS and PG?
Petrograd Soviet
What was order No. 1?
Soviet passes the order No. 1:
It says that the orders of the provisional government should only obeyed if they do not conflict with the orders of the soviet
Why don’t the Petrograd Soviet overthrow the Provisional Government and wimps out in Feb and July?
They don’t because they are afraid that if they seize power, there will be a counter revolution (high command of army still support Provisional Govt)
