birth_date: 1881-05-04 00:00:00
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name: Alexander Kerensky
about: After the abdication of Nicholas II, Russian revolutionary Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky served as prime minister of the provisional government in July 1917, but for his moderate policies, the Bolsheviks in October 1917 overthrew him. This lawyer led the short-lived republic for three months. After February 1917, people newly formed the entity that he joined first at justice, then at war, and after July as the second chairman. He led the social-democratic Trudovik faction of the party. Kerensky as also a vice-chairman of the Petrograd soviet held sizable power. The Great War consumed his tenure. Despite mass opposition, Kerensky chose to continue participation. He further cracked down anti-war sentiment and dissent, which only further alie After the abdication of Nicholas II, Russian revolutionary Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky served as prime minister of the provisional government in July 1917, but for his moderate policies, the Bolsheviks in October 1917 overthrew him. This lawyer led the short-lived republic for three months. After February 1917, people newly formed the entity that he joined first at justice, then at war, and after July as the second chairman. He led the social-democratic Trudovik faction of the party. Kerensky as also a vice-chairman of the Petrograd soviet held sizable power. The Great War consumed his tenure. Despite mass opposition, Kerensky chose to continue participation. He further cracked down anti-war sentiment and dissent, which only further alienated him throughout 1917.Vladimir Ilich Lenin led those who replaced Kerensky with Communists. Kerensky escaped Russia and lived the remainder of his life in exile. He spent this time between Paris and New York. Kerensky worked for the conservative Hoover institution at Stanford University. ...more
death_date: 1970-06-11 00:00:00