The immediate cause of the February Revolution of 1917 was the collapse of the tsarist regime under the strain of World War I. The backward economic condition of the country, made it unable to sustain the war effort against Germany. The imperial government was ceased and political roles were implemented by two new groups, the Provisional Government formed by the provisional committee of the Duma and the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies. The Provisional Government committee of the Duma announced that its role would be to handle restoration of order. The Provisional Government, except for the socialist Kerensky, was made up of liberal leaders. The chairman, Lvov, was a wealthy landowner and member of th

e Kadets, which favoured an immediate constitutional monarchy and ultimately a republic. The proclamation of the Provisional Government on 28th Feb 1917 was to overcome the old regime and to appoint ministers of public cabinet. Further there aims included the freeing of political, military and religious prisoners, freedom of speech religion and assembly; no class restrictions, constitute assembly; a citizen army (peoples militia) and the enforcing of the four tail suffrage. In dealing with the crucial social problems, the Provisional Government claimed that, being provisional, it could not make changes such as confiscating land and distributing it to the peasants. Failure to provide the cities with grain aggravated the danger of famine, and inflation and increased the continued food crisis, industrial reforms, and the growth of counterrevolutionary forces. The government, instead, devoted most of its energy to a continuation of the war. The workers responded with economic and political strikes demanding that the government institute measures to cope with the crisis. Although they did enforce and allow the freedom choose and rights of citizens, the Provisional Government couldn't give orders and the population did not wish to submit, unless confirmation of the Soviets. They had no army on their side and this is why the failed miserably in achieving or even attempting their aims. The Provisional Governments aims to fix the foundations of a new state and social order failed to the degree that their failure enabled the Soviets and Bolsheviks to easily achieve a counter-revolution.

As examined the roles taken over by certain revolutionary figures, did influence the achievement of revolutionary aims. The leaders influenced the successfulness of the aims due to the way they implemented and carried through with the aims and also the certain ideals they lead with. Conservative members of the Provisional Government failed due to their conservative nature of leadership. Lenin and the Bolsheviks failed because they had very limited views of what socialism was. Through the repression of Russia, during Lenin's leadership, many aims and promises failed due to the Bolshevik ideology rather than the leadership role of Lenin. Bolsheviks and Lenin were forced to take dictatorial measures in

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