Russian Provisional Government
The Russian Provisional Government was formed in Petrograd after the Russian Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. When the authority of the Czar's government began disintegrating after the February Revolution of 1917, two rival institutions, the Duma and the Petrograd Soviet, competed for power. Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 2 and nominated his brother, Grand Duke Michael as the next tsar. Grand Duke Michael did not want to take the poisoned chalice and deferred acceptance of imperial power the next day. Legal authorization for the transfer of power was given by a proclamation signed by Grand Duke Michael. The Provisional Government was expected to rule until the Constituent Assembly later determined the form of government in Russia. The Provisional Government was designed to set up elections to the Assembly while maintaining essential government services, but its power was effectively limited by the Petrograd Soviet's growing authority. The weakness of the Provisional Government is perhaps best reflected in the derisive nickname given to Prime Minister Alexander Kerensky, who became known as the "persuader-in-chief." Although at first the Soviet gave support to the Provisional Government, this gradually eroded. Since the Soviet controlled the army, factories, and railways and had the support of the workers, this became a period of dual authority. The Provisional Government was led first by Prince Georgy L'vov and then by Alexander Kerensky. It postponed the expected elections. Instead of ending Russia's involvement in World War I, it launched a new offensive against the German and Austro-Hungarian army in July 1917, thereby weakening its popularity among Russia's war-weary people. This Kerensky Offensive, as it was called, was a failure which further eroded support for the government. The Provisional Government was unable to make decisive policy decisions due to political factionalism and a breakdown of state structures. This weakness led to a challenge from the right in the form of the Kornilov Affair, and then from the left, which organized the October Revolution, transferring power to the Soviets controlled by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks then replaced the government with their own which, until the Russian Constituent Assembly was disbanded, was also called "provisional". (more)
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Genres: politics
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Alexander Kerensky:
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский, Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) ( June 11, 1970) served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin was elected by the All-Russian Congress
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October Revolution:
The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция, Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya), also known as the Soviet Revolution or Bolshevik Revolution, refers to a revolution—as part of the Russian Revolution—that began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd (also
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February Revolution:
The February Revolution in 1917 in Russia was the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Its immediate result was the abdication of Czar Nicholas II, the collapse of Imperial Russia and the end of the Romanov dynasty. A provisional, non-Commu
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Petrograd Soviet:
The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, usually called the Petrograd Soviet, was the soviet (workers' council) in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia established in March 1917 after the February Revolution as the representative body
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List of leaders of Russia:
Leaders of Russia are political heads of state. *Rulers of Kievan Rus' *List of Russian rulers (1168-1917) *List of Chairmen of the Provisional Government (1917) *List of leaders of the Soviet Union (1917-1991) *List of Presidents of Russia (1991-Pre
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Alexey Peshekhonov:
Alexey Vasilyevich Peshekhonov (Алексей Васильевич Пешехонов) (February 2, 1867 (January 21 old style) – April 3, 1933) was a Russian economist, publicist, and statistician. He was a member of the Russian provisional government as a minister of food
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World War I:
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, and The War to End All Wars, was a global war which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and
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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia:
Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov (Михаи́л Александрович Рома́нов) (St. Petersburg, November 22, 1878 (O.S.) -– Perm, Ural, about June 13, 1918) was the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Nicholas abdicated in f
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Russian Constituent Assembly:
The All Russian Constituent Assembly (Всероссийское Учредительное Собрание, Vserossiiskoe Uchreditelnoe Sobranie) was a democratically elected constitutional body convened in Russia after the October Revolution of 1917. It met for 13 hours, from 4 p.
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Georgy Lvov:
Knyaz (Prince) Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov (Георгий Евгеньевич Львов, Georgy Evgenyevich Lvov) (November 2, 1861 March 7, 1925) was a Russian statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia, from March 23 to July 7, 1917.
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Winter Palace:
Located between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, the Winter Palace or Zimniy Dvorets (Russian: Зимний дворец) in Saint Petersburg, Russia was built between 1754 and 1762 as the winter residence of the Russian tsars. Designed by Bartolomeo
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