How sucessful was the provisional government? Flashcards
How successful were expectations for liberal reform?
-First decree
-managers initially satisfied work requests of higher wages and 8 hour days
-workers/ factory committees formed
How successful was the removal of a legacy of an autocratic government?
-success: more elected bodies
-failure: disappearance of governors and experienced administrators could not handle the anti- war propaganda
How many factories were shut in Petrograd (failure of economic situation)?
568
How many jobs were lost in Petrograd as a result of loosing 568 factories? (failure of economic situation)?
100,000
Why was the economic situation deteriorating and therefore a failure?
-food, fuel shortages
-poor trains
-high prices of grain and people unwilling to sell and buy at inflated price better to keep.
Where was the money going in Russia (failure of economic situation)?
Towards the army.
Who took over the factories and what did this cause (failure of economic situation)?
-The workers committee took over 100%
-strikes increased
How successful was the situation concerning land?
-land grabbing
-liberals wanted a framework and landowner compensation but others argue this would ruin the army because people would rush home for the land.
-Chernov wanted more radical alternative
How much did land seizures increase in July?
By 237
How successful was the PG concerning war?
-soldiers unwilling to fight
-Milyukov (war minister) wanted territorial gains too
-more socialist leaders like SR’s and Mensheviks supported war continuation.
-SUMMER OFFENSIVE FAILURE.
-Kornilov + Kadets thought that they could do war better
How successful was the provisional government concerning Political divisions and leadership changes?
-Kerensky part of both PS and PG initially good but when Kerensky flees…
-Bolsheviks take over PS and Guchov resigns
How successful was the response to the demands of national minorities?
-Finns and Poles wanted outright independence and caucus attempts
-Ukraine wanted self government (concessions made)
-liberals outraged over Ukraine because they wanted to keep Russia together.
