Provisional Government Flashcards
Alongside the Provisional Government, what other group made up the “Dual Authority”?
Petrograd Soviet
Who was the first Prime Minister of the Provisional Government?
Prince Lvov
Who was initially a member of both the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?
Alexander Kerensky
What did Soviet Order No 1 state?
The Provisional Government needed the approval of the Soviet on military matters within the capital
What types of people did the Petrograd Soviet represent?
Workers and soldiers in the capital
Identify an early reform made by the Provisional Government.
- Freedom of speech
- Abolition of the secret police
- Amnesty for political prisoners
What two issues did the Provisional Government decide that they should not make a decision on until elections were held?
WW1 and the land question
What was Milyukov’s note?
A leaked memo revealing that the Provisional Government planned to keep Russia in the war until victory.
Who became Minister of War in the summer of 1917 and launched a failed offensive in the war?
Alexander Kerensky
What was the “land question”?
Peasant land seizures following the fall of the Tsar
How many illegal peasant land seizures were reported in July 1917?
237
How many factories were closed and jobs lost up to June 1917?
Over 500 factories / 100,000 jobs
By what % had the price of bread risen by?
300%
Who provided Lenin with a sealed train to get him back to Petrograd in April?
The Germans
What slogan’s summarised Lenin’s ideas in his April Thesis?
“Peace, Land and Bread”
“All Power to the Soviets”
How many members of the Bolshevik Party were there in April 1917?
23,000
What did the Provisional Government claim Lenin was?
A German spy
What month did protests break out in relation to the worsening economic and military situation?
July
What was Lenin’s attitude to the July Days protests?
Ambivalent - thought they would not be successful, he was suspicious of popular rebellion
How did the Provisional Government target the Bolsheviks following the July Days protests?
- closed down their newspapers
- arrested key leaders such as Trotsky
- forced Lenin to flee to Finland
Who was the Prime Minister during the Kornilov Affair?
Alexander Kerensky
Who was Kornilov?
Right-wing Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
What month was the Kornilov Affair?
August
Who did Kerensky rely on to protect the capital during the Kornilov Affair?
The Soviet and the Bolsheviks - given weapons and released from prison
