provisonal government and dual power Flashcards
where did the provisional government reside
tauride palace
What was the power between Provisional government and Petrograd Soviet
Dual Power
Who was the original prime minister of the Provisional government
Prince Lvov
What was the order for soldiers in 1917
Order. No.1
What did order no.1 dictate
That soldiers would obey the provisional government so long as it did not contradict the Petrograd soviet
What were the implications of order no.1
It disable the war effort as soldiers weren’t commanded directly by the provisional government
What else did order no.1 do
made soldiers committees where they elected an officer
What was the April theses calling for
to withdraw support from the provisional government
Where did the April Theses garner support
with the workers and soldiers
What was the provisional government determined to continue
The war
What did peasants form themselves
Peasant committees
What was the democratic body the Provisional government encouraging rebels to wait for
The constituent assembly
What were workers calling for
8 hour days and more power to trade unions
Why was Kerensky popular
He had a flair for the dramatic,
What was kerensky wearing when he came to give a speech to soldiers
An arm sling
How many marched in the ‘July days’
500,000
How many redguards were there
20,000
What was the July Days a response to
Lack of bread, loss of 100,000 jobs and prices up 775%
What was the regiment called responsible for instigating it due to ‘order No.1’
Machine gun regiment
How many Kronstdat sailors were there
10,000
How long was Lenin’s reluctant speech
Less than a minute
What did the public find out causing anti bolshevik hysteria
Lenin was on a german train coming back to Russia
What was Kerensky hoping to do with Kornilov
reintroduced the death penalty and abolish soldier committees
What did the Bolshevik party membership rise to after teh Kornilov affair
200,000
How many soldiers and Redguards did the Bolsheviks control
150,000 and 250,000
How did Kerensky mess up
he tried to disperse radical garrisons and close bridges linking working class areas
How many people gathered outside the Winter palace during the coup
10,000
