Weaknesses of the Provisional Government
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- Created on: 19-05-15 18:52
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- Weakness and Failures of the PG
- Nature of the PG
- Scope for action limited as real power held by the Soviet.
- Saw itself as temporary body that could not make long term decisions such as land redistribution
- Division between socialists and liberals led to a lack of clear policies
- Policies
- Decision to continue war created opposition, if PG made separate peace with Germany may have survived.
- The failure to legitimise the peasant take-over of land created a rift with peasants, made them less willing to supply food to cities.
- Loss of support of the national minorities after refusing to give them a decree of autonomy
- Did nothing about the deterioration of the economy- lack of social reform contributed to workers' anger.
- Mistakes by Kerensky
- Decided to launch a new offensive against Germany in June
- Kornilov affair left him discredited. Officers not fight for him as they felt he betrayed Kornilov.
- Underestimated the strength of the Bolsheviks. Moved against them in October, gave them an excuse for seizing power, increasing their popularity.
- Other Factors
- Moderate socialists lost contact with their supporters- the workers and the peasants
- The government failed to call the constituent Assembly early enough
- Alarmed by the power of the working class, Kadets moved further to the right and became identified with reactionary military officers, industrialists and land owners
- Nature of the PG
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