The Kornilov affair Flashcards

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Why did Kornilov instigate the attempted attack?

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-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.

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What did Kornilov inform Kerensky in late August?

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

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What did Kornilov want to do to Petrograd?

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-place it under martial law.

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

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

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Why did Kornilov fail to arrive in Petrograd?

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-Railway workers refused to bring the army to Petrograd.

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

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

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What did Kerensky admit himself?

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

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