problems of the prov gov by 1917

Question 1

WAR

Answer 1

-food shortages

Mar 1917-lost land in Poland, Finland, Ukraine all declared independence

Question 2

Urban populations

Answer 2

500,000=strike between Apr-Jul (wanted 8-hour workday)

Red guards set up

Question 3

Attitude

Answer 3

aim to continue the war 
middle-class outlook/ liberal

Question 4

Petrograd soviet

Answer 4

Relationship with army

the loyalty of railway and postal workers

Question 5

crisis of authority

Answer 5

focus on local areas
village commune
had little authority and legitimacy

Question 6

order NO1

Answer 6

military orders of prov gov only recognised if agreed by Pet Sov

Question 7

Foreign influence

Answer 7

Britain and France wanted Russia to carry on with war
welcomed revolution as new commitment
Russia owed large amounts of money to allies - would continue loaning money if committed to the war

Question 8

June offensive

Answer 8

the southern western front of Galicia against Austro-Hungary
16 June- began
18 June- counter-attack- mass desertions by Russians

Question 9

July days

Answer 9

series of riots and demonstrations - Bolsheviks did not utilise movement