Russia march-october 1917 Flashcards
what was the cause of dual power
Nicholas II abdocated (15th March) to his uncle grand duke mikhail became the new tsar . because of petrograd garrison mutiny
mikilyov and the right winged kadets supported this but workers of petrograd refused to support monarchy
mikhail abdicated on 3rd march 1917
ended romanovs power
so the overthrow of tsarism with no stability after feb revolution to what trotsky called dual power
What did dual power include
petrograd soviet and provisional government
what was the provisional government
the provisional government claimed to be thye sole legal government of russia
role was to govern temporarily untill the new constitutent (democratically elected) created a new consititution
-primarilly middle class
-leader was price lvov, who was widley respected was mainly the figure head
but the real driving force was kadet leader milyukov
chosen by comitee of duma not the people
kadets and other liberal parties
what was the petrograd soviet
was democratically elected body representing the workers and the army of petrograd
contoll of the local garrisons,factories and railways
more powerful technically but ddint claim to govern russia
chairman was a menshevik chkheidze
socialists and mensheviks and srs
who played leading roles in the pg
former members of the progressive bloc
prince lvov
milykov and other leading kadets
also kerensky who was elected in the fourth duma
how much did the provisional gov have
they couldnt rely on the support of the army because of soviet order number 1
therefore dependant on soviet for actions to be carried out
what did the pg promise to gain early support
-freedom of exxpression and assembly
freedom of conscience
universal sufferage for all adults
equal rights for minorities
what was order number 1
Order No. 1, issued on March 1, 1917, by the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies, was an important decree that undermined the Provisional Government by granting soldiers and sailors the right to elect their own committees and limiting the authority of officers, while also requiring military units to obey the Soviet’s orders giving them power of the army
how was there conflict between the two parties
order no 1
ideas of war
- soviet wanted peace and gov wanted germany defeated
soviet aims
wanted to be the bourgeouis government
spread across russia
soviets from all across russia held the first All-russian congress of soviets
majority were SR and Menscheviks
what were the reforms
freedom of expression (press)
freedom of assembly
equal pollitical and legal rights
universal sufferage including women
okhrana was abolished
death penalty abolished
amnesty for pollitical prisoners
however 8hr day was still not provided
pesants wanted land reform
meant radical leaders were able to return
stalin, lenin and bukharin
