What was the Kornilov Affair intended to strengthen?
Kerensky's Provisional Government
Tsar Nicholas II
Bolshevik Party
White Army
Answer
Kerensky's Provisional Government was intended to be strengthened by the Kornilov Affair. General Lavr Kornilov, commander-in-chief of the Russian army, attempted a coup d'état against the government in August 1917. Kerensky, with the support of the Petrograd Soviet, was able to defeat Kornilov's forces and maintain control of the government.
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