RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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two political parties:the Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional Government
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two leaders:Lenin and Trotsky
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two levels of government:the Congress and a Prime Minister
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the Russian church and the Boyars
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional Government shared dual power over Russia.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the fall of 1917, the Socialist Revolutionaries had actually split into three parties (left, centrists, and right), which formed parallel party structures.
Detailed explanation-3: -Notable factions include the Social-Democrats, the Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionaries, and the Anarchists. These organizations competed with the Bolsheviks ("Ones of the Majority"), a far-left party led by Vladimir Lenin, for political power and popular influence.
Detailed explanation-4: -From February to October 1917 the Provisional Government possessed formal power in the Russian Empire, while the Petrograd Soviet held the closest thing to real authority among people in the streets. The Soviet supported the Provisional Government conditionally, as long as it adhered to certain approved principles.