The Kornilov affair Flashcards
Why did Kornilov instigate the attempted attack?
-never fully accepted the February revolution.
-believed Russia could fulfil its national obligation to beat Germany.
-Questioned whether Kerensky was involved trying to get rid of PS.
What did Kornilov inform Kerensky in late August?
-he was going to march on and save Petrograd
-threat of German advancement and socialist style insurrection.
What did Kornilov want to do to Petrograd?
-place it under martial law.
What did Kerensky do in response to looming threat of Kornilov?
-called on citizens to defend
-Bolsheviks released from prison and issued weapons
Why did Kornilov fail to arrive in Petrograd?
-Railway workers refused to bring the army to Petrograd.
How is it arguable that Kerensky handed power to the Bolsheviks?
-let the Bolsheviks be presented as defenders of Petrograd
-revealed weakness and military threat.
What did Kerensky admit himself?
That the Kornilov affair was the prelude to the October revolution.
