WORLD HISTORY

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who was the leader of the quasi-democratic “Provisional Government” before the Soviets defeated them in a civil war?

A	Josef Stalin
B	V. I. Lenin
C	Leon Trotsky
D	Alexander Kerensky

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -On Nov. 7, 1917 (Oct. 25, 1917 according to the old Russian Calendar): Bolshevik forces-led by Vladimir Lenin-attacked and overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky in Petrograd (now St.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (4 May [O.S. 22 April] 1881 – 11 June 1970) was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who led the Russian Provisional Government and the short-lived Russian Republic for three months from late July to early November 1917.

Detailed explanation-3: -The provisional government, led first by Prince Georgy Lvov and then by Alexander Kerensky, lasted approximately eight months, and ceased to exist when the Bolsheviks gained power in the October Revolution in October [November, N.S.] 1917.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a Russian lawyer, politician and statesman. He was one of the key political figures between March and October 1917, when he was a minister and later Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government.

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