Provisional Government Depth Study

Key debates: doomed from the start, reluctant to reform, WW1, and national minorities

soviet order no.1

March 1917- took control of the army

when was the provisional government formed?

2nd March 1917

goals for war

PS wanted ‘revolutionary defencism' PG wanted ‘decisive victory'

consequence of the 8 principles

facilitated opposition

who was the provisional government made up of?

the progressive bloc, 2/3 of the duma formed in 1915

what were the consequences of dismantling the old state?

collapse of police force, cessation of State Council, and dismissal of military and civilian personnel

who was Prince Lvov?

prime minister and interior minister- of a noble family and wealth landowner

who were the Kadets?

Liberals, many in the PG, formed in 1905, such as Miliukov and Guchkov

when was the consituent assembly created?

5th January 1918

when did Lenin return to Russia from Switzerland?

3rd April 1917

When was the Kornilov affair?

August 1917

what happened to the Bolsheviks after the Kornilov affair?

gained majorities in Petrograd and Moscow societs

when were the July Days?

July 3rd to July 7th

when did the PS become more militant?

after attempts to form a coalition in May 1917

what were the liberal middle class politicians loyal to?

property, law and order

what did the workers want?

8 hour working day

what did the peasants want?

solution to the land crisis and redistribution

what did Lenin call Russia after the February Revolution?

the freest country in the world

what was an 8 principle that helped underpin major political reform?

ending of secret courts

what was the result of cutting the vodka allowance?

food shortage as grain used to make vodka

what is the optimist view?

the PG was not doomed but ruined by war

who advocated staying in the war?

Miliukov

what were some consequences of ToB-L?

lost 1/3 of population, losses to industry and agriculture (Ukraine)

why would a peace treaty be harsh?

Germany was in a strong position in March 1917

what problem was caused by urbanisation?

health problems

what proves that WW1 was a catalyt for international change?

establishment of Weimar Republic in Germany

what is the pessimist view?

the PG was doomed to fail, WW1 was just the opportunity to do so

where did the PG focus on?

Muscovy

why did national minorities want autonomy?

to deal with regional concerns

which 8 principles were national minorities able to abuse?

abolition of police units and provincial governors

which countries had majority peasant populations?

Ukraine, Georgia, and Estonia

what was created in Kiev, Ukraine?

Rada (council)

what was the aim of the Rada?

press for autonomy

what did politicians campaign for in Finland?

Sejm (parliament) independent of central Russian government

what did the PG create in response to demands for authority from national minorities?

the Special Transcaucasian Committee

what undermined the Special Transcaucasian Committee?

Local soviets

Where else did demands for authority occur?

Latvia and Estonia (Baltic States)