July days Flashcards
What were the causes of the July days?
-failure of June offensive
-Social conditions- Bolsheviks became focus for dissatisfied masses.
Who was not present during the July days and why was he concerned by this?
-Lenin
-He wanted to plan this.
What happened during the July days?
-uncontrollable riots on the streets
What did Lenin do during the July days?
-no encouragement just quick speech.
-wanted a revolution on his own terms.
How did the provisional government react?
-used the army
-shot at the people
-arrested Bolsheviks
How many soldiers from Kronstadt (red army) came?
20,000
What happened following the July days?
-Kerensky becomes PM and attacks the Bolsheviks.
-Pravda closed
-Lenin in Finland, Trotsky imprisoned
-called Bolsheviks foreign agents
What position was the PG in following the July days?
-reasonably strong
