CH2 Russia

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JULY DAYS
Rioting against authorities in Petrograd
Use of troops on protestors
Raised the profile of Kerensky
credited for effectively handling the unrest
2 days after - Kerensky PM
Trotsky and Kamenev arrested
Lenin = exiled
Shut down newspaper Pravada
Clamped down on Bolsheviks
KORNILOV
Marched his troops towards Petrograd
Kerensky = saw this as a threat to PG
Ian Thatcher = opposition in the form of Kornilov marked a turning point in the fortune of the PG
Bolsheviks seen as heroes
Protected Petrograd
Showed the weakness of the PG
Susceptible to opposition and being challenged by military
Kerensky viewed as weak
IMPACT WW1
Economic
Severe inflation
money circulated = worthless
1914-16 earnings x2 prices x4
1917 - prices ^ 400%
Total cost of war - 3b
Casualties
4.9m military 3.8 dead
Food and transport
Peasants hoarded stocks
Inflation made trading unprofitable
Military had access to the limited amount of food
Industry and agriculture - could not cope with the demands of war

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