The Provisional Government Flashcards
Who were the members of the Provisional Government?
Made up from leading figures of the Kadets and other leading liberal parties. Alexander Kerensky was a member of both the government and soviet
Who was the leader of the Provisional Government?
Prince Lvov
How was the Provisional Government formed?
Chosen by a committee from the duma, which had been previously legally elected.
What was the problem with how the government was formed?
It was not elected by the people
Was the government permanent or temporary and why?
Temporary- until a new constitutional assembly could be established by the constitutional assembly
How did the Provisional Government deal with the war?
The PG went against the idea that it was a defensive war and launched the summer offensive to try end the war. Milyukov was forced to resign as Minister of war and was replaced by Alexander Kerensky. The PG was also reformed
How successful was the PG at dealing with the war?
At first reforming the PG was good as they were no longer in crisis. The socialist government however were easily persuaded into making decisions. Although their decision of the summer offensive could be seen as successful as it gave the middle class a reason to fight but it did not appeal to the soldiers
How did the PG deal with the issues of land?
Land needed to be redistributed but the PG wanted to do this within the framework of the law set down by the assembly. They wanted land owners to be compensated
How successful was the PG at dealing with the land issues?
They did not please the peasants. The peasants decided they were going to take land with/without permission. During the summer there were 237 land seizures. They were successful at keeping the landowners happy
How did the PG deal with the problem of national minority demands?
They stuck by their opinion that all nationalities should stay in Russia to avoid it falling apart
How successful were the PG at dealing with the national minority demands?
They were unsuccessful as they didn’t actually do anything to help the national minorities
How did the PG deal with the deteriorating economic situation?
The government increased the price of grain by 100%
It sent out punishment brigades to those who hoarded food
The government could not do anything about wages as they were under pressure by industrialists
How successful was the PG at dealing with the deteriorating economic situation?
Increasing the price the government bought grain for didn’t help as the peasants were reluctant to give it up as there was nothing to buy with the money they were given. Punishment brigades also made peasants hostile
