The Provisional government
- diarchy (two power sources) ensues
- Prince Lvov was too close to royal family and in charge originally after revolution
- Alexander Kerensky was replacement
- both were trying to keep russia in ww1 - unpopular amongst russian people
- overall unsuccessful revolution
- The slogan was: "Peace, Land, Bread"
- Vladmir Lenin returns from exile in April to be the leader of the party
- Germans assisted him by allowing him through finland on way back from switzerland where he was sent after bloody sunday
- April Theses- denounced war
Summary
- Prince Lvov was replaced with Alexander Kerensky because of his close ties to nobility and the royal family
- both leaders wanted to keep Russia in the war which was hugely unpopular
- Lenin now had a major political upper hand
"The Russian people are suffering from economic fatigue and from disillusionment with the Allies! The world thinks the Russian Revolution is at an end. Do not be mistaken. The Russian Revolution is just beginning." -Alexander Kerensky
Subjunctive Question: What if the original provisional government had withdrawn from the great war?