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situation in Petrograd by August 1917 - Coggle Diagram
situation in Petrograd by August 1917
Kerensky (new PM of prov gov)
wanted loyal troops
to be sent to restore order
gave popular military figure role of supreme commander to general Kornilov
to facilitate
failure of June offensive
riots - July days
bread queues
lenin (extremist)
limited social reform
chaotic
lawlessness
dual authority
soviets had real power
rich industrialists/landowners convinced Kornilov to instead restore order by launching a counter revolution
why panic?
social reform finishes
no more democracy
return of secret police
political crimes restored
Kerensky actions
Bolsheviks released from prison + armed
asked to fight for Petrograd
Bolsheviks very popular
'saviors of Petrograd'
able to convince soldiers not to fight for kornilov
armed
got majority in soviet
kerensky + prov gov
seen as a failure
his choice nearly ended prov gov
all hated by the people
revolution - when not if