April Crisis of 1917
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The April Crisis of 1917 was a major political upheaval in revolutionary Russia, sparked by public outrage over the Provisional Government’s commitment to continue fighting in World War I, which led to mass demonstrations and a serious challenge to its authority.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milyukov Crisis | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Russian Revolution
ⓘ
mass protest ⓘ political crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
April political crisis in Petrograd
ⓘ
April Crisis of 1917 ⓘ
surface form:
Milyukov Crisis
|
| characterizedBy |
armed soldiers joining protesters
ⓘ
mass street demonstrations ⓘ slogans demanding peace and an end to the imperialist war ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| describedBySource | histories of the Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| followedBy |
formation of the first coalition government including socialists
ⓘ
radicalization of workers and soldiers in Petrograd ⓘ resignation of Alexander Guchkov as war minister ⓘ resignation of Pavel Milyukov as foreign minister ⓘ rise in Bolshevik popularity ⓘ strengthening of the Petrograd Soviet’s influence ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Provisional Government’s commitment to war aims of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
public outrage over continuation of World War I ⓘ publication of Pavel Milyukov’s note to the Allies ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
exposure of deep divisions over war policy in revolutionary Russia
ⓘ
increased dual power of Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet ⓘ serious challenge to the authority of the Provisional Government ⓘ undermining of liberal Kadet leadership ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Revolutionary Russia in 1917 ⓘ |
| location |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Russian Provisional Government
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
left-wing socialists ⓘ |
| participant |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik Party
Mensheviks ⓘ
surface form:
Menshevik Party
Petrograd Soviet ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies
Russian Provisional Government ⓘ Socialist Revolutionary Party ⓘ liberal Constitutional Democratic Party ⓘ soldiers of Petrograd garrison ⓘ workers of Petrograd ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
events between the February Revolution and the October Revolution ⓘ |
| pointInTime | April 1917 ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Alexander Guchkov
ⓘ
Alexander Kerensky ⓘ Georgy Lvov ⓘ Pavel Milyukov ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| supportedBy | liberal ministers of the Provisional Government ⓘ |
| temporalContext | World War I ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Milyukov note affirming Russia’s war commitments to the Allies ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Milyukov Crisis