History A-Level
Provisional Government
What Provisional Government means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Provisional Government
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Self-appointed body of Duma politicians whose early reforms and decision to continue the war shaped relations with the Soviet.
Topics that use Provisional Government
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 3 The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916–18 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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