prov gov fc Flashcards
debate 1 - was the prov gov doomed to fail from the start
existence Petrograd soviet appealing to demands of ppl = dooms prov gov as undermined
doomed to fail - members
unelected body from progressive bloc ‘ old duma in new form’
doomed to fail - Petrograd soviet strength
soviet order no.1 march 1917 - lose authority as sailor army workers only take demand from soviet
doomed to fail - policies prov gov
8 principles set out = liberal freedom speech allow proliferation bolsheviks
doomed to fail - actions in summer offensive
1917 summer offensive fail = 400,000 death – loss territory price grain increases 100%
doomed to fail - war
continuation war reinforces opposition as prov gov linked to tsar w/ bolsheviks linked to ppl (tsar = war failure)
doomed to fail - kornilov affair
arm bolsheviks - gain influence in Petrograd soviet as opposed to Kerensky
other strand of debate on doomed to fail
successful in achieving aim of prep for election constituent assembly - determination bolsheviks = failure
not doomed to fail = nov elections
70% working class in cities vote for bolshevik
not doomed to fail - bolshevik appeal to ppl
‘peace bread land’ appeal as strikes lose 100,000 jobs in Petrograd - high grain prices 100%
not doomed to fail - bolshevik appeal - Petrograd soviet members
3,000 members gained in first few days
2: why is the Provisional Government often viewed as one that was reluctant to carry out reforms
1- failed to carry out reform to maintain power
2-reforms lacked due to war +internal opposition
prov Gov failed to carry out reform to maintain power - factories
586 factories close Petrograd - lose 100,000 jobs
prov gov failed to carry out reform to maintain power - land seizures by peasants
237 land seizures by peasants - land reform ignored in favour constituent assembly
how far was WW1 responsible for downfall prov gov 2 strands
1- prov gov doomed w/o war
2prov gov not doomed - war made it difficult to established authority
prov gov doomed w/o war Kerensky
poor leadership - June 1917 offensive - 400,000 casualties - lack supplies
prov gov doomed w/o war - Petrograd soviet
1917 soviet order no.1
prov gov doomed w/o war - growth soviets
78-162 soviets 1917
prov gov doomed w/o war - Kerensky leadership
kornilov affair - left militarised + poor leadership
prov gov doomed w/o war - lenin these
lenin april 1917 these - ‘parliamentary bourgeoise republic’ - cannot escape definition/label
war downfall prov gov - land reform
land reform ignored for war effort - peasant 237 cases seizure land
war downfall prov gov - cost
17,000 million on war effort 1914-1917
war downfall prov gov - death
2 million soldiers dead
war downfall prov gov - gold standard
gold standard abandoned for war in order to finance military expenditure - pre March 1917 = hyperinflation
evidence of prov gov attempting to address land issue
land commission
what were the July days
demonstrations of workers against prov gov - using bolshevik slogan
result of July days for bolshevik
prov gov frame lenin as German conspirator - fled to Finland + trusty jailed
new gov after July days
short lived concessionary gov to workers demand for socialistic gov - keresneky new prime minister
what was keresnky a member of
progresive bloc
beware keresnky is not a
bolshevik - in power july 1917 to weaken bolshevik influence as chairman Petrograd Soviet + prime minister
why did prov gov not want to redistribute land until after wa r
peasants may return home
debate on national minorities
opposition led to fall
national minorities debates 3
-ignored national minorities
-did not ignore national minorities
-ignored national minorities = mistake as led to fall
who demanded independence after tsar fell
finns + poles
workers in Petrograd isolated - national minrotie s
factories shut down - workers isolate Chinese workers to be first unemployed
minorities demeaning self rule example
trancausasus - set up transcausasus committee - demand self rule
prov gov adress minorities issues - reform e.g.
discrimination made illegal
prov gov + Poland
promise independence in exchange for war support
reason for prov gov not addressing national minorities
claimed had to wait until constituent assembly
what was formed in Ukraine + prov gov reaction
central Prada council (representative body) - prov gov recognises as legitimate but unresolved territory disputes = tension
why would national minorities lead to fall of prov gov
as their demands for power + autonomy = prov gov loses authority + appears weak
what did national minorities want
same rights offered to russian peasants + worker
prov gov judicial reform
independent judges / trial by jury
why was Poland also recognised as independent
behind German lines ( and prov gov give independence for military support)
increase army desertions pre march to post march 1917
195k to 365k
what was sailor group in july days
krondstat naval base
what committee did lenin set up to force an uprising
military revolutionary committee
