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17 Cards in this Set
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Constituent Assembly |
Fully democratic government that would create a constitution |
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Bolsheviks |
Group that believed in socialism |
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Lenin |
Leader of the Bolsheviks |
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Milyukov |
Led the Provisional Government in early 1917 |
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Kerensky |
Led the second P.G in Summer 1917 |
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Mensheviks |
Rival group who also believed in socialism |
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Kornilov |
Commander-in-chief of Russia’s armies |
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Trotsky |
Member of Bolsheviks and leader of the MRC |
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Military Revolutionary Committee |
Committee to organise Petrograd’s defences |
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The role of Lenin and Trotsky |
Lenin set out policies in the April Theses Lenin demanded an uprising in Autumn 1917 Trotsky determined how power was seized in Petrograd in October 1917 |
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Dual Power |
Provisional Govt and Petrograd Soviet worked together PG often had more of a say than PS |
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Problems in industry and agriculture |
Workers gains were illusory due to inflation Peasants resorted to illegal means to get land reform |
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Weaknesses and failings of the provisional government |
Could not work effectively with PS Opposition of Mensheviks and SRs Conflicting attitudes to the war |
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Petrograd Soviet |
Elected by factory workers and soldiers Policies decided by Executive committee |
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June Offensive |
Kerensky chose for the army to attack Germany and Austria This failed and was an embarrassment |
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Kornilov Affair |
Kornilov made large demands for the army Kerensky disagreed and dismissed him (27th August 1917) Kornilov revolted |
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Formation of Bolshevik Government |
Took titles of ‘People’s Commissary’ Had strong membership in urban areas |
