HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Alexandra Romanov took over major government decision making.
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Alexandr Kerensky headed a provisional government.
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The Bolsheviks took control of the government.
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Ten thousand women marched in Petrograd demanding “Peace and Bread”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Provisional Government was formed on 15 March 1917 (New Style) by the Provisional Committee in cooperation of the Petrograd Soviet, despite protests of the Bolsheviks. The government was led first by Prince Georgy Lvov and then by Alexander Kerensky.
Detailed explanation-2: -Economic and social problems facing the population There were continued shortages of food in the cities throughout 1917. Food riots were common as the price of food rose much faster than wages. The failure to tackle the major problems meant that the Provisional Government lost support.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Provisional Government was the formally constituted authority in Russia, with responsibility for the conduct of the war between February and October 1917. It was formed when the tsar’s government collapsed after protests over food shortages and unemployment gathered momentum in the last week of February 1917.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the February Revolution of 1917, he joined the newly formed provisional government, first as Minister of Justice, then as Minister of War, and after July as the government’s second Minister-Chairman.