creation and initial steps of dual power

What is dual power

Russia was governed by an alliance of the provisional government and the soviets

Who was the petrograd soviet mainly composed of

Radical socialist intellectuals

What political parties were in petrograd soviet

Mensheviks, social revolutionaries and a few bolsheviks

How many of the first committee members were workers

7/42

What did the petrograd soviet claim and why

Direct democratic authority because their members are elected by st P soviets

When was order number one issued

1st march

What was order number one

Solidiers and workers must obey provgov but only when soviets also agreed

Who was the new PM

Prince lvov

Who were the member of pg

Member of duma

Which political groups were in pg

Liberals and kadets

When and where did pg first meet

2nd march tauride palace

Aim of petrograd soviet

To protect workers interests

How did pgrad soviets get lots of members

Factories sent delegates

By 3rd march how many members did pgrad soviets have

1300

How were soldiers represented in ps

Each regiment sent representatives to ‘soviet of workers’ and soldiers deputies’

How many members did ps soon have

3k

Who dominated executive committee

Mensheviks and non-party socialists

Who led executive committtee

Menshevik chkeidze

Role of executive committee

Make key decisions

Who held most power and examples

Soviets e.g. soldiers, railways, factories

Why did soviets keep a close eye of prov gov but still allow them to govern

• dont want to give them an excuse for a counter revolution

• Dont know how to rule gov on tehir own

• Not the right time for a revolution

What happened to tsraist ministers and officials

Arrested and imprisoned

What happened to secret police

Disbanded

What happened to death penalty

Abolished

What happened to political and religious prisoners

Granted an amnesty

What increased freedoms were given

Press, speech, religion

How were elections to constiuent assembly done

By secret ballot and universal suffrage

What did lenin call russia in summer of 1917

The freest country