Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Kerensky when he became head of the Provisional Government was faced with an extremely difficult task", said Professor Karpovich, "for it was up to him to reorganize the entire country. Not only did he have to reorganize Russia, he had to undertake it while the country...
Professor Karpovich was sent to Washington by the provisional government of Russia a few months after the overthrow of the Czar in 1917. Prince Lvov was at the time head of the government with Kerensky under...
...From every point of view, Kerensky and his followers felt that Russia should stand by her allies in the great struggle, but the country and the people were exhausted and could hardly go on. The Bolsheviks were the only ones, however, who openly advocated the making of a separate peace with Germany. They succeeded in stirring the people up to the point of seizing the power in November 1917, and in arresting all members of the Kerensky government except Kerensky himself. He was forced to leave Russia, and Lenin took over the reins of government. Soon after the new regime...
...sure the government will have to keep on making concessions", he added, "and these will become political whereas up to the present they have only been economic. The Communists will be forced to give up exclusive political control over Russia, which is bound to become a peasant democracy particularly as most of the earmarks of Communism are now gone. The people will want to govern as well as have a hand at other activities...
...whole I think the situation in Russia is constantly improving and that the country will eventually regain her place among the nations...