Tuesday, February 16, 2016

THE NEW PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT 



The provisional government 
The Duma,having been given power in March of 1917 by the Tsar Nicholas II created the provisional Government.
The provisional government did little besides replace the Tsar and continue the war. This system was weak and faced many problems.

The bolsheviks who practiced a form of communism
Alexander Kerensky  Head of Provisional government 
, believed that the only an elite group of revolutionary leaders should guide the rest of the country. They offered the people "peace,bread and land" Russian leaders appointed  group of moderate reformers, to set a provision government, headed by Alexander Kerensky. 
However, discontent kept growing because:


  1. In spite of calls for peace, Kerensky let Russia 
  2. continue the war Food prices rose even higher
November 1917 the Bolsheviks who was headed by Lenin took power under the skilful leadership of Leon Trotsky, Lenins right hand, The Bolsheviks military units, including the workers red guards.
The provisional government was arrested at its headquarters in the Winter Palace.




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