Was the provisional government doomed to failure from the beginning
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Was the provisional government doomed to failure from the beginning?? The provisional government of Russia was established in February 1917 as a temporary replacement for Tsar Nicholas II after his abdication. Liberals of groups such as the Kadets and the Octoberisit's dominated the Provisional government. The provisional government represented mainly some nobility and middle classes. The percentage of nobility and middle classes was very small in comparison to the 80% of the population that were peasants. This shows that the provisional government did not represent the majority of people's interests in Russia. In my opinion the Provisional Government was not doomed to failure from the beginning. This is because there were many factors out of their control in 1917 that led to its downfall. In the absence of these problems the provisional government could have well survived until the elections to the constituent assembly in November 1917. These factors include...


