Russian Provisional Government

The Russian Provisional Government (Russian: Временное правительство России, translit. Vremennoye pravitel'stvo Rossii) was a provisional government of the Russian Republic established immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II (March 15, 1917). The intention of the provisional government was the organization of elections to the Russian Constituent Assembly and its convention. It abolished capital punishment, declared the independence of Poland, restored the constitution of Finland, established local government on a universal suffrage basis, conceded language rights to all the nationalities, confirmed liberty of speech, liberty of the Press, and liberty of assembly.The provisional government lasted approximately eight months, and ceased to exist when the Bolsheviks seized pow

Russian Provisional Government

The Russian Provisional Government (Russian: Временное правительство России, translit. Vremennoye pravitel'stvo Rossii) was a provisional government of the Russian Republic established immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II (March 15, 1917). The intention of the provisional government was the organization of elections to the Russian Constituent Assembly and its convention. It abolished capital punishment, declared the independence of Poland, restored the constitution of Finland, established local government on a universal suffrage basis, conceded language rights to all the nationalities, confirmed liberty of speech, liberty of the Press, and liberty of assembly.The provisional government lasted approximately eight months, and ceased to exist when the Bolsheviks seized pow