July Crisis and Second Coalition Government
| Russian Provisional Government (Kerensky Government) 2nd cabinet of Russian Republic (since 1917) |
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| Date formed | July 1917 |
| Date dissolved | November 7, 1917 |
| People and organizations | |
| Head of government | Alexander Kerensky |
| Head of state | Grand Duke Michael (conditionally) |
| Member party | Socialist-Revolutionaries |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition cabinet | Executive Committee of Petrograd Soviet |
| Opposition party | RSDLP |
| Opposition leader | Nikolay Chkheidze / Leon Trotsky |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | Lvov Government |
| Outgoing formation | Sovnarkom of RSFSR |
| Previous | Georgy Lvov |
| Successor | Vladimir Lenin |
The July Days took place in Petrograd between July 3 and 7 (Julian calendar) (July 16–July 20, Gregorian calendar), when soldiers and industrial workers in the city rioted against the Provisional Government, as advocated in Lenin's April Theses. After the rising was put down, the Bolsheviks were blamed for it, and their leader Vladimir Lenin went into hiding, while other leaders were arrested.
The result of the events was new protracted crisis in the Provisional Government. "Bourgeois" ministers, belonging to the Constitutional Democratic Party resigned, and no cabinet could be formed to the end of the month. Finally, on August 6 (July 24) 1917, a new coalition cabinet, composed mostly of socialists, was formed with Kerensky at its head.
Second coalition:
| Post | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Minister-President and Minister of War and Navy | Alexander Kerensky | Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Vice-President, Minister of Finance | Nikolai Nekrasov | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mikhail Tereshchenko | Non-party |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Nikolai Avksentyev | Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Minister of Transport | Piotr Yurenev | Kadet |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Sergei Prokopovich | Non-party |
| Minister of Justice | Alexander Zarudny | National socialists |
| Minister of Education | Sergey Oldenburg | Kadet |
| Minister of Agriculture | Victor Chernov | Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Minister of Labour | Matvey Skobelev | Menshevik |
| Minister of Food | Alexey Peshekhonov | National socialists |
| Minister of Health Care | Ivan Efremov | |
| Minister of Post and Telegraph | Alexei Nikitin | Menshevik |
| Ober-Procurator of the Holy Synod | Vladimir Lvov | Progressist |
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