Directorate (Russia)
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The Directorate was the short-lived transitional government of Russia
during the Russian Revolution. It consisted of five main ministers and lasted for about three weeks.
on September 14, 1917. The Directorate was responsible for "public affairs until the establishment of the Cabinet." The Directorate was created to resolve the crisis stemming from the Kornilov Affair
and the collapse of the Second Provisional Government.
On October 8, with the formation of the 3rd coalition, the Directorate was abolished.
During the Directorate Russia was proclaimed a republic
and the State Duma of the Russian Empire
was dissolved.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
during the Russian Revolution. It consisted of five main ministers and lasted for about three weeks.
Members
- Minister-President Alexander KerenskyAlexander KerenskyAlexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a major political leader before and during the Russian Revolutions of 1917.Kerensky served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin was elected by the All-Russian Congress of Soviets following the October Revolution...
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Tereschenko
- Military Minister Alexander Verkhovsky (Kommunarka)
- Marine Minister Dmitry VerderevskyDmitry VerderevskyDmitry Nikolayevich Verderevsky was a Russian military leader and rear admiral.He served as Minister of the Navy in the Russian Provisional Government in 1917....
- Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Alexei Nikitin (Kommunarka)
History
The Directorate was founded by decree of the Russian Provisional GovernmentRussian Provisional Government
The Russian Provisional Government was the short-lived administrative body which sought to govern Russia immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II . On September 14, the State Duma of the Russian Empire was officially dissolved by the newly created Directorate, and the country was...
on September 14, 1917. The Directorate was responsible for "public affairs until the establishment of the Cabinet." The Directorate was created to resolve the crisis stemming from the Kornilov Affair
Kornilov Affair
The Kornilov Affair, or the Kornilov Putsch as it is sometimes referred to, was an attempted coup d'état by the then Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, General Lavr Kornilov, in August 1917 against the Russian Provisional Government headed by Alexander Kerensky.-Background:Following the...
and the collapse of the Second Provisional Government.
On October 8, with the formation of the 3rd coalition, the Directorate was abolished.
During the Directorate Russia was proclaimed a republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
and the State Duma of the Russian Empire
State Duma of the Russian Empire
The State Duma of the Russian Empire was a legislative assembly in the late Russian Empire, which met in the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg. It was convened four times between 1906 and the collapse of the Empire in 1917.-History:...
was dissolved.
See also
- Russian Provisional GovernmentRussian Provisional GovernmentThe Russian Provisional Government was the short-lived administrative body which sought to govern Russia immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II . On September 14, the State Duma of the Russian Empire was officially dissolved by the newly created Directorate, and the country was...
- French DirectoryFrench DirectoryThe Directory was a body of five Directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate...
, a similar institution during the French RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...