Directorate (Russia)
| Kerensky Second Government | |
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 11th cabinet of Russia |
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| Date formed | September 1, 1917 |
| Date dissolved | November 7, 1917 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state |
Grand Duke Michael (conditionally) Alexander Kerensky (de facto) |
| Head of government | Alexander Kerensky |
| 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 | Kerensky I |
| Outgoing formation | Lenin |
| Predecessor | Alexander Kerensky |
| Successor | Vladimir Lenin |
The Directorate (Kerensky Second Government) was the short-lived transitional government of Russia during the Russian Revolution. It consisted of five main ministers and lasted for about three weeks.
The Directorate was founded by decree of the Russian Provisional Government 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.
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