Prov Gov and Soviet Flashcards
When was the provisional government set up
March 2nd 1917
What was the provisional government made up of
Made up of Kadets and other liberals
Who was the leader of the Provisional government
Prince Lvov
Was the provisional government appointed or elected
appointed by Duma
What was the intention of the provisional government
Temporary
Main jobs was to organise elections to a constitution assembly’s
What divisions were there in the provisional government
between left leaning Kadets and right leaning Kadets
What did Left leaning Kadets want
Left leaning Kadets wanted social reform and a large role the people in government
What did right leaning kadets want
Leader Milyukov and octoborists and right leaning Kadets wanted a democratically elected state with strong central control - revolution was over to them
What was the “honeymoon period”
Period after February revolution where there was little disagreement
What was order number 1
Soldiers should only follow orders of the provisional government if they didn’t contradict with the Soviet
What were 3 key laws that were passed in the honeymoon period
Disband the secret police
Allow free press and free speech
Give workers the right to strike and form trade unions
When was the soviet set up
27th February 1917
How many members did the Soviet have by the 3rd of March
1,300
When was order number 1 passed
3rd
What were the 3 reasons that the Soviet were hesitant to take power
Mensheviks and SRs believed that February had been a bourgeoise revolution as predicted by Marx
-Believed that there had to be a long period of capitalist industrialisation before a second workers revolution
Feared counter revolution
-Army generals were happy with transfer of power to Duma politicians but would be less likely to accept the workers
Leaders of the Soviet were scared of the masses
- Worried that the anger in the streets would be turned to them if they became the government
