The Kornilov affair

Question 1

Why did Kornilov instigate the attempted attack?

Answer 1

-never fully accepted the February revolution.
-believed Russia could fulfil its national obligation to beat Germany.
-Questioned whether Kerensky was involved trying to get rid of PS.

Question 2

What did Kornilov inform Kerensky in late August?

Answer 2

-he was going to march on and save Petrograd
-threat of German advancement and socialist style insurrection.

Question 3

What did Kornilov want to do to Petrograd?

Answer 3

-place it under martial law.

Question 4

What did Kerensky do in response to looming threat of Kornilov?

Answer 4

-called on citizens to defend
-Bolsheviks released from prison and issued weapons

Question 5

Why did Kornilov fail to arrive in Petrograd?

Answer 5

-Railway workers refused to bring the army to Petrograd.

Question 6

How is it arguable that Kerensky handed power to the Bolsheviks?

Answer 6

-let the Bolsheviks be presented as defenders of Petrograd
-revealed weakness and military threat.

Question 7

What did Kerensky admit himself?

Answer 7

That the Kornilov affair was the prelude to the October revolution.