Provisional Government

• weaknesses of the Provisional Government were its continuation in war, its indecisiveness, dual power with the Soviet, and their lack of legitimacy
• The Provisional Government continued to… support the war. the june offensive failed, making the Provisional Government’s commitment to fighting the war even more problematic
• ‘Dual Power’ meant that… the provisional government was in a weak position and there were areas it had no control over, such as the railways and postal service
• By mid-1917, the Provisional Government had failed to… announce a general election The Provisional Government lacked… legitimacy (not elected by the people, unlike the Soviet)
• The Provisional Government did not… redistributed land to the peasants
• Democracy and free speech allowed… more criticism of the government
• The Provisional Government failed to improve… the economy, and did nothing to solve food shortages