Provisional government

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    • The PG consisted of a cabinet of ministers
      • Prince Lvov - prime minister
      • Milyukov - Foreign minister and leader of cadets
      • Guchkov - war minister and leader of octobrists
      • Kerensky - minster of justice and a social revolutionary
    • PG reforms
      • freedom of religion
      • freedom of speech
      • recognition of trade unions
      • introduction of 8-hour day for workers
      • promise of an elected parliament
      • abolishment of secret police
      • amnesty for political prisoners
    • problems faced be PG
      • not an elected body and did not represent the people of Russia
      • defeats in the war
      • soldiers deserting
      • peasants were looting property of landlords
      • soldiers and workers setting up elected councils (soviets)
      • people wanted an end to food shortages
      • Pols and Finns hoped for independence
    • Formation of the Petrograd soviet meant dual control over Russia. By early March they had around 3,000 elected members.
    • dual authority caused problems
      • the Soviet became influenced by the Bolsheviks, they did not want to continue the war and wanted Germany pushed out of Russia
      • the provisional government was prepared to continue the war, they wanted the French and British allies and support of generals. concerned about the heavy demands Germany would make.
    • to continue the war Kerensky visited troops and convinced them to support a new June offensive. it failed and 60,000 people were killed and more deserted.
    • to stir up rebellion and create unrest Germany sent back exiled revolutionaries (Lenin ) into Russia.
    • Lenin arrived in Petrograd April 1917, he wanted to overthrow the PG, but he faced accusations that he was a German spy in pay of the enemy. however Lenin was unconcerned he had returned and had enough movement to fund his rebellion.
    • when Lenin arrived he promised the April thesis would be implemented.
      • end to the war
      • power passed from middle to working class
      • all land to the peasants
      • police and army abolished
      • banks, factories and transport nationalised
      • bolsheviks take control of soviets
    • after the April thesis support for the bolsheviks grew. went from 24,000 in febuary to 100,000 in April
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