Social Problems Flashcards
What did the Kornilov revolt mean the PG was relying on?
Its enemies, the Red Guard, to defend it
When was the Kornilov affair?
10 to 13 September 1917
Who were the main two protagonists in this affair?
PM Kerensky
General Kornilov
What was Kornilov’s main concern after tsarism was overturned?
Revitalising Russia’s fighting force
What was suggested in early September 1917?
Kornilov wished to take power and crush the revolutionaries
What did Kornilov do when Kerensky dismissed him?
Began to march with his forces on the capital
Why did Kornilov appear to be unstoppable?
St.Petersburg seemed defenceless
What did the Soviet organise workers for a defence against?
What it saw as a counterrevolution
Who were the Soviet’s most effective measures taken by?
The Railway Bureau
How did the Railway Bureau defend the city against Korilov?
Called on workers to cripple the lines of communication and transport systems
Tracks at stations were blocked with coaches, causing endless delays
What happened as a result of the Railway Bureau’s efforts?
Some army detachments loyal to Kornilov were sent in the wrong direction
How were Kornilov’s soldiers persuaded not to do his bidding and remain loyal to the PG?
Streams of agitators were sent to the soldiers to persuade them
Why was the Kornilov Affair a pyrrhic victory for the PG?
Military services became even more demoralised
The Bolsheviks became militarily much stronger
Why had military services become even more demoralised?
Many rank-and-file soldiers had lost what little faith they still had in their officers
Why had the Bolsheviks become militarily much stronger?
The PG had permitted indiscriminate arming of workers in its anxiety to create a fighting force against Kornilov’s advancing troops
