Directorate (Russia)
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Kerensky Second Government | |
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 11th Cabinet of Russia | |
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| Date established | 14 September 1917 |
| Date dissolved | 8 October 1917 |
| Leadership and composition | |
Head of state | Grand Duke Michael (conditionally) Alexander Kerensky (de facto) |
Head of government | Alexander Kerensky |
Member parties | Socialist-Revolutionaries Mensheviks Progressive Bloc |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition cabinet | Executive Committee of Petrograd Soviet |
Opposition parties | Bolsheviks Left Socialist-Revolutionaries |
Opposition leader | Nikolay Chkheidze / Leon Trotsky |
| Formation and history | |
Incoming formation | Kerensky I |
Outgoing formation | Kerensky III |
| Predecessor | Alexander Kerensky |
| Successor | Alexander Kerensky |
The Directorate (Kerensky Second Government) was the short-lived transitional government of Russia during the Russian Revolution. It consisted of five main ministers and lasted for about three weeks.
Members
[edit]| Post | Name | Party |
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| Minister-President | Alexander Kerensky | Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mikhail Tereshchenko | Non-party |
| Minister of Internal Affairs, Post and Telegraph | Alexei Nikitin | Menshevik |
| Minister of War | Alexander Verkhovsky | Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Minister of Navy | Dmitry Verderevsky | |
History
[edit]The Directorate was founded by decree of the Russian Provisional Government on 14 September 1917.[1] The Directorate was responsible for "public affairs until the establishment of the Cabinet." The Directorate was created to resolve the crisis stemming from the Kornilov Affair and the collapse of the Second Provisional Government[1] as the Constitutional Democratic Party members of the government left the Cabinet.[2]
On October 8, with the formation of the 3rd coalition, the Directorate was abolished.[1]
During the Directorate on September 14, Russia was proclaimed a republic and the State Duma of the Russian Empire was dissolved.[2]
During September 27 through October 5 at the Alexandrine Theater convened the All-Russian Democratic Conference which at the end formed the so-called Pre-parliament or the Provisional Council of the Russian Republic.[2]
See also
[edit]- Russian Provisional Government
- French Directory, a similar institution during the French Revolution
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 ХРОНИКА СМУТНОГО ВРЕМЕНИ. СЕНТЯБРЬ 1917 ГОДА[permanent dead link]. Историк
- 1 2 3 Спираль 1917: Сентябрьская «Директория». fontanka.ru.
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