HIS242H1 Lecture Notes - Petrograd Soviet, E. H. Carr, Alexander Kerensky
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Lenin @ petrograd- april theses- called for; peace, land, bread. Nationalize land and give power to the soviets. Provisional government does not begin land reform (fear that peasants will leave the front and the russian army will collapse) May- dual power attempts a coalition but the government is ineffective (discredits liberals and moderate socialists). Local soviets continue to form all russia soviet . Differentiations between moderates and radicals in the soviet grows and bolshevik membership increases. June- workers, soldiers and sailors march in petrograd all power to soviets! . Kerensky calls for a crackdown, many are killed and bolsheviks are arrested, lenin flees. Military plans a coup d" tat against the government. Kornilov plans a march against the government but this initiative is put down by kerensky and others. Aug 31- bolsheviks are the majority in the petrograd soviet- lenin arrives from finland to seize power. September- lenin convinces the 12 member soviet head committee (10-2 vote) to takeover.
