Who arrested Kornilov after the Kornilov Affair?
Alexander Kerensky
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Answer
Alexander Kerensky, the head of the Provisional Government, arrested General Lavr Kornilov after the Kornilov Affair. Kornilov, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, had attempted to seize power in a military coup. Kerensky's decisive action prevented Kornilov from overthrowing the government and potentially plunging Russia into civil war.
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