The Provisional Government Flashcards
When did the Provisional Government abolish the death penalty?
12th March 1917
When did Lenin return to Russia and delivers his April Theses/
3rd April 1917
When did Kerensky launch the Summer Offensive?
18th june 1917
How many casulties in the Summer Offensive?
400,000
When were the July days?
4th July-7th July 1917
What were the July Days
A spontaeous revolt from the workers and soldiers in Petrograd demanding the takeover of the Soviets or the Bolsheviks, both refuse and the government crushes the revolution.
When did the Provisional Government reinstates the death penalty under pressure from the generals for deserting or muntinying soldiers?
12th July 1917
When was the Kornilov Affair?
25th August 1917
What was the Kornilov Affair?
General Kornilov decided to march on Petrograd and free the country from radical socialists.
When were the Bolsheviks released from prison by the Provisional Government?
30th August 1917
Why were the Bolsheviks freed from prison by the Provisional Government?
So they could help defend Petrograd incase Kornilov attacked.
When was Trotsky elected as Chairman of the Pertrograd Soviet?
25th September 1917
When did the October Revolution begin?
10th October 1917
When did the Bolsheviks storm the winter palace and seize power?
25th October 1917
What was Dual Authority?
The Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet working together.
What was Soviet Order Number 1?
The Provisional Government had to ask permission form the Petrograd Soviet to use the Petrograd Garrison.
Who was Alexander Kerensky?
A member of the Duma (1912-1917)
He became Prime Minister of the Provisional Government and also the deputy chairman of the Pertrograd Soviet.
What are the negatives of the Provisional Government?
They did not have full control as they were not elected in
They kept Russia in the war
Soviet Order Number One
Lack of unity
How did WW1 effect the Provisional Government?
Kerensky was unwilling to end the war
Increase in deserters
By Autumn 1917 2 million had unoffcially left the army and used their weapons to sieze land from the nobility
What internal problems did the Provisional Government face?
Danger from extremists
The Provisional Government inherited ‘not a state but its ruins’ and it alternated between ineffective reforms and repressive measures
They had abolished the death penalty but General Kornilov wanted to bring it back for deserters and muntinying
Inflation
Food shortages
Made up of too many political groups that couldnt agree on things.
