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Russian Revolution

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PG= assumed authority in a power vaccum, formed govt to limit levels of social disoder and prevent revoltuionary upheaval not bc wanted to rule russia. -) to…..

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hesitant to act, non elected authority, without popular mandate, limited in power, judged entirely by its action= dangerous bc set a high standard since day one

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weaknesses of PG

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not act on major issues= major economic reforms, land reform, russias involvement in war===== undermine its effectiveness

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Soviet order number 1

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Passes 1 march, only petrograd garrison followed orders from provisional govt if soviets said yes

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Kerensky middle man

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socialist revolutionary- member of both bodies and provided communication between the two ( petrograd soviet and PG)

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April thesis

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4 th April= Lenin addresses assembly of Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

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Reality of what happened in april thesis

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lenin went on a tirade against the PG and the continues involvement in ww1- Lenins april these

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How did April thesis add to revolutionary ideas in Russia?

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3 things PG didn’t act on-) people fed up about this lenin offering solutions too. would have appealed to wc, soviets, peasants, soldiers

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April thesis led too

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’ rearming (of) the Bolshevik ranks’ bc for long time they been in wilderness

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end of april

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broad backing of april thesis from the paty, bolsheviks now being the most hostile politcal paty towards the PG, were easily recognisable for their radical class ideas and anti war sentiment

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Kerensky and the June offensive

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14th may 1917 kerensky announces that an offensive is required to restore fighting capacity of russian army and increase morale

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june offensive- initial success

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30 km advance into Austrian territory but 40,000 men and many dead= most élite and loyal troops to brusilov

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6th july- june offensive

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counter attack from german= whole russian army retreat in panic = 400000 men, massive desertions increase, 1000s officers killed by troops.- ‘lenin had turned the army red’ Mcmeekin

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