Abstract:

After the February 27 Revolution, which brought the end of the imperial system and the Romanov Dynasty in Russia, there appeared two significant power centers. These institutions are the Provisional Committee, a political structure which was later named the Provisional Government, and the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. The fact that the Petrograd Soviet left the governing power to the Provisional Government immediately did not prevent its pressure on the Provisional Government. The influence of the Petrograd Soviet on the Petrograd Garrison, the army, and the public; the Bolsheviks consistently questioning the existence of the Provisional Government as well as the decision to continue the war; and the necessary reforms that could not be made wore down the Provisional Government significantly. Two governmental crises and one coup attempt were eluded thanks to the Petrograd Soviet. The whole process resulted in the Bolsheviks taking over the government on October 25, 1917. The historians at the time focused more on the activities of the Bolsheviks. However, it would be complementary to try to understand the events with respect to the Provisional Committee and the Provisional Government in the interim. Therefore, answers to the questions why the revolution was called the bourgeoise revolution, in which conditions the Provisional Government came to power, how long it maintained its authority, what the attitudes of the Petrograd Soviet and the Bolsheviks were, and what mistakes the Provisional Government made were sought in this article.

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