The Provisional Government Background the provisional government is the name give to the government that led Russia from March 1917 to November 1917. Throughout its existence‚ the provisional government met at the Tauride Palace. By July it was led by Alexander Kerensky. The provisional government had one major disadvantage it’s leaders‚ especially Kerensky were associated with the middle class. They were not seen as having anything in common with the working class‚ therefore‚how could they
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What problems did the Provisional Government face? After the February Revolution which saw the fall of the Tsar‚ a Provisional Government was set up. Formed from the Duma or representative assembly‚ which had existed under the Tsar‚ the new government was a weak and unstable grouping of politicians trying desperately to gain some control over events. Led initially by Prince Lvov and after July 1917 by Kerensky‚ the Provisional Government faced the same problems as the Tsar and was unable to offer any
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The Order No.1 was distributed by the provisional government‚ who had yet gathered up mind to act like a government‚ to regulate the garrison of the Petrograd District. Saying that the provisional government was not ready to be a government was because‚ from Rodzianko’s version‚ the order was demanded by the frontier. The Order No.1 revealed a trace that the soviet was gradually gaining power legally as this was “enforced as law”. Lower ranks were acquiring power! This power was not merely as a
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Alex Neumann Grade 11 March 2014 History Essay The Russian Provisional Government was formed in the aftermath of the abdication of the Tsar in February 1917. By this time‚ Russia was less advanced than the rest of Europe is all social‚ political and economic aspects. There was little infrastructure and industry. The Provisional Government failed to meet the expectations of the workers and peasants‚ and did not function efficiently. Because of the weaknesses‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks were able
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How far was the provisional government responsible for its own downfall? During the brief period of rule by The Provisional Government‚ Russia was troubled by several domestic issues that the provisional Government failed to sufficiently deal with when eventually led to their down fall in 1917. Their failure to fulfil the needs of the peasants‚ which was a big domestic issue‚ was a factor that led to their loss of support and in addition their failure to suppress the opposition led to their downfall
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refusing the Tsar’s order to defuse‚ the Duma set up a provisional government to rule over the state‚ premiership was given to Prince Lvov. At the same time the soviets were elected to rule local governments by the masses‚ they however accepted the legality of the provisional government(as did foreign governments) under the condition that it not hinder the aims of the soviets. From this an interesting position arose‚ the Provisional government ruled the country with the support of only the middle
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following terms: Provisional government: A provisional government is a government that is put in place temporarily. After the czar abdicated‚ a provisional government was put in place. This new government was comprised of middle-class Duma representatives (the Duma was the legislature that czar Nicholas put in place). This provisional government called for an election later in the year to determine a constituent assembly. This constituent assembly would establish the permanent government. Petrograd Soviet:
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened
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History Dissertation Was the Provisional Government Doomed from the Beginning? word count: 3999 Josh Blake Candidate No. 031276977 Contents • Introduction P 3 • Chapter 1: Nature of the Provisional Government and Structuralist opinions. P 4 – 6 • Chapter 2: Structuralist response P 7 – 8 • Chapter 3: Intentionalist response P 9 – 12 • Conclusion P 13 • Bibliography P 14 • Annotated Bibliography
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? To a large extent I believe that the provisional government was responsible for its own downfall due to the fact that they had to share power with the soviets and their perilous decision to continue fighting in the First World War. Their decision to carry on fighting in the war was the most important due to lost support from the Russian people and more importantly‚ from the armed forces who they relied on to defend them. There
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