prov gov problems Flashcards
what was the Petrograd soviet
group of ppl - 2/3 peasant soldiers
evid Petrograd soviet members gaining more power in prov gov
Kerensky 1917 July leads prov gov
when was soviet order No.1
march 1917
what did soviet order no.1 do
regiment of soldiers gain representation in soviet
what were the 2 strands of gov in the tauride palace
Petrograd soviet and Prov gov
who linked the 2 strands of gov
Kerensky
what was role of Petrograd soviet
protect interest working class - SRs + Mensheviks
role of prov gov
run country (until constituent assembly) - cadets
what were soviets
worker councils (all over Russia Petrograd is largest one)
what did soviet order No.1 establish
workers do not have to obey Prov gov until soviet agreed - Majority of power lays in soviet
why did soviet Petrograd not take power
-follow marxist ideology that russia needed a bourgeois revolution before workers
-avoid counter revolution from upper classes ( restore tsardom)
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why was cooperation between prov gov + soviet needed (dual power)
Chaos in Petrograd
impact on the ppl - policies first 2 months = ‘honeymoon of rev’
-secret police disbanded
-death penalty abolished
how much control did the prov gov have over russia
-prime minister Lvov encourage local councils to run affairs - expectation for change
what was the dominant liberal force in prov gov
kadets
