Build up to October Revolution

• What were early political reforms of the PG?

  .Amnesty for all political prisoners

  .Abolition of Capital punishments

  .Unrestricted freedom of speech and assembly
• What crisis occurred within the PG?

  The Milyukov Crisis in April 1917
• What was the statement on Russia's aims called?

  'An Appeal to the Peoples of the World'
• What idea was laid out in the Soviet's aims?

  'Revolutionary defencism'
• What happened as a result of the leaked telegram?

  Clashes on the streets in demonstrations where people were killed
• Who was the Prime Minister of the PG?

  Prince Lvov
• What was Alexander Kerensky's position in the PG?

  Minister of War
• What happened as a result of the Milyukov Crisis?

  Milyukov Resigned
• What position did Kerensky fill?

  Prime Minister of the PG
• What were the weaknesses of the PG?


  .Wasn't a legitimate or fully elected body

  .Had no disciplined police force
• How did Lvov attempt to recover from the Milyukov Crisis?

  He ordered members of the Soviet to take roles in the PG to bridge the relationship
• Who took roles in the PG?

  Chernov and Tsereteli
• What role did Tsereteli assume in the PG?

  Minister of post and communications
• How many members did the Soviet have?

  3000
• Who were part of the Executive Committee of the Soviet?

  Tsereteli, Kerensky
• How many troops did the Soviet control?

  The Petrograd garrison had 180,000 troops in the city and 150,000 in outlying areas
• How many Soviets were there in Russia by 1917?

  Roughly 1500 Soviets by October 1917
• When was Order Number 1 issued?

  1st March 1917
• What was the aim of 'Order Number 1'?

  To protect workers and soldiers rights and to make sure the PG didn't abuse its power
• What was set to take place in November 1917?

  Constituent Assembly elections
• What would the Constituent Assembly allow for?

  A legitimate, fully elected body
• When did Lenin return to Russia?

  April 1917
• What did Lenin want when he returned?

  .Redistribution of land

  .Transfer of power to the Soviet

  .Soviet and Bolsheviks not to work with PG
• What was Bolshevik membership in April?

  75,000
• What was Bolshevik membership by September?

  300,000
• When was the June Offensive?

  18th June
• How many factories shut down under the PG?

  500 factories shut down
• How many people lost their jobs due to factory closures?

  100,000
• How many died during the June Offensive?

  400,000
• When did the July days begin?

  3rd July
• What occurred on the 4th July?


  Marches and riots demanding the end of the war with mutinied soldiers and sailors joined by workers in the capital
• How was the July days ended?

  Troops loyal to the PG opened fire alongside a police 'crack down'
• How many Bolsheviks were arrested after the July days?

  800
• How many workers were on strike by June?


  175,000
• What were most of the strikes about?

  Lack of food, wages dropping by 60% and long hours
• What did the PG do which cemented the worker's hatred of the body?

  They sided with factory owners
• What percentage of votes did the Bolsheviks win in the September city council elections in Petrograd?

  33%
• What percentage of the votes did the Bolsheviks win in the September city council elections in Moscow?

  51%
• Who was put in charge of the army by Kerensky?

  Kornilov
• What occurred in August 1917?

  The Kornilov affair