Recap L17: The Kornilov Affair

In what order did Kerensky have each of the below roles in the Provisional Government?

• Minister for War

• Prime Minister

• Minister for Justice

Select ALL the ways Kerensky attempted to maintain/stabilise the power of the Provisional Government

• Pull Russia out of the War

• Reignite the war effort with the June Offensive

• The Moscow State Conference, attended by a range of political groups

• Appoint Kornilov as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army

What did the Dual Authority agree to in order to defend Petrograd from Kornilov?

• Dissolve the PG and form a Directory Government

• Form the Committee for Struggle Against Counter-Revolution

• Release imprisoned Bolsheviks and arm them

• Bring troops back from the war front to station them in Petrograd

Why was Kornilov's Coup unsuccessful?

• His troops never reached Petrograd; railway workers refused to fuel their trains

• His troops were unarmed and poorly trained

• Kornilov was killed before he could reach Petrograd

• The Bolsheviks overthrew the PG before Kornilov could

What was the significance of the Kornilov Affair for the Bolsheviks?

• It restored their reputation after the damage of the July Days

• The Bolsheviks were seen as defenders of the revolution

• It damaged the reputation of the Bolsheviks as they worked with the PG

• By September, the Bolsheviks have a majority in both the Moscow & Petrograd soviets

Figes: Abandoning the (a)   , who refused to break with the (b)   government [the workers] swung towards the (c)   , the only party to stand firmly for ‘All power to the (d)   ’, giving them a clear majority in the Soviets of (e)   , Petrograd and other industrial cities.

• Mensheviks
• Kerensky
• Bolsheviks
• Soviets
• Moscow
• Kadets
• tsarist
• Trotsky
• Lenin
• Octobrists