Is 'dual power' an apt description of the relationship between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet in early 1917 Flashcards
How did Lenin describe the arrangement between the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet?
‘Dual power’.
What was the Provisional Government predominantly made up of?
Middle or upper class liberals
What was the Petrograd Soviet made up of?
Socialists, who represented the industrial workers and peasant soldiers.
When did the Provisional Government take office?
Early March 1917.
Who was the Chief Minister of the Provisional Government (who also took the post of interior minister)?
Prince Lvov.
All of the Provisional Governments’ members were liberals, with the exception of…
Alexander Kerensky
Who was the Kadet leader who became foreign minister?
Pavel Milyukov.
How many other Kadets joined Milyukov in the 12-man ministry?
Four.
Generally, who did the remaining places in the 12-man ministry consist of?
Three Octobrists, headed by Guchkov, who was appointed war minister, two non-party experts and the government’s only Socialist member, Justice Minister Kerensky
Who was Alexander Kerensky?
A Petrograd lawyer who made a reputation before 1914 by defending left-wing clients in political cases.
In 1912, Kerensky was elected to the…
forth Duma as a Trudovik.
He did Kerensky do after the February Revolution?
He became vice-chairman of the newly formed Petrograd Soviet.
