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Third Coalition Government

The last Provisional Government was the largest. It comprised 17 ministers, with Kerensky as both the head of the government and commander-in-chief.

The third coalition was a balanced one. The 17 ministers represented the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Socialist Revolutionary Party, and the Mensheviks in about equal proportion.

The coalition assumed responsibilities on October 8 (September 25).

Having suppressed the Kornilov coup, the government could no longer count on support from the right-wing forces. Moreover, there was no consensus on the pressing issues within the government. Minister of Agriculture Maslov’s initiative to partially resolve the agrarian problem was shot down, while Minister of War Verkhovsky was dismissed when he proposed immediately signing a peace agreement.

Demonstration in Petrograd against the Provisional Government. Sputnik
Demonstration in Petrograd against the Provisional Government. Sputnik
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In the short time in power, the third coalition government managed to start working on a draft of a constitution for the Russian Republic, but never finished it, as it was brought down by the October Revolution.