100 years ago, on July 21, 1917, Alexander Kerensky became the head of the Provisional Government. One of the active Februaryist Westernizers, destroyers of the Russian Empire and autocracy, he finally destabilized the situation in Russia. In particular, by his actions, he completely demoralized the armed forces of Russia, which led to the fact that more radical left forces were able to seize power. In fact, freemason Kerensky performed the task of consistently demolishing Russian statehood and Russian civilization, which was set before Western Freemasons and representatives of the "fifth column" "architects" from the West.
Having completed his destructive mission, Kerensky quietly left for the West. Taking advantage of the patronage of the masters of England and the United States, he lived a calm and long life (he died in 1970). In the 1920s and 1930s, he delivered harsh anti-Soviet lectures and called on Western Europe to a crusade against Soviet Russia. Being a highly informed person, he foresaw a new round of conflict between the West and Russia. Indeed, soon a new "crusade" of the united "European Union" led by Germany against Russia-USSR was led by Adolf Hitler.
Alexander Fedorovich studied at the law faculty of St. Petersburg University and began his career as a political defender during the First Revolution. He spent a short time in exile as a member of the terrorist organization of the Social Revolutionaries. He defended peasants who plundered landlord estates, left-wing radicals, Social Revolutionaries-terrorists, Armenian nationalist militants. He was elected a deputy of the IV State Duma from the city of Volsk, Saratov province, since the Socialist-Revolutionary Party decided to boycott the elections, formally left this party and joined the Trudovik faction, which he headed since 1915. In the Duma, he made critical speeches against the government and gained fame as one of the best speakers of the left factions.
Kerensky also became a prominent Freemason: in 1915-1917. - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Great East of the Peoples of Russia - a paramason organization, the founding members of which in 1910-1912 left the "Renaissance" lodge of the Great East of France. The Great East of the peoples of Russia set political activity as a priority task for itself. In addition to Kerensky, the Supreme Council of the lodge included such political figures as N. S. Chkheidze, N. D. Sokolov (the future author of "Order No. 1", which marked the beginning of the collapse of the Russian imperial army), A. I. Braudo, S. D Maslovsky-Mstislavsky, N. V. Nekrasov, S. D. Urusov and others.
In 1916, an uprising began in Turkestan, the reason for which was the mobilization of the local population. To investigate the events, the State Duma created a commission headed by Kerensky. After examining the events on the spot, he blamed the government for what had happened, accused the Minister of Internal Affairs of exceeding his authority, and demanded that corrupt local officials be brought to justice. In his Duma speech on December 16 (29), 1916, he actually called for the overthrow of the autocracy, after which Empress Alexandra Feodorovna announced that "Kerensky should be hanged." Protection of terrorists, criminals and radicals and populist speeches created Kerensky's image of an uncompromising denouncer of the vices of the tsarist regime, brought popularity among the liberals, created a reputation as one of the leaders of the Duma opposition. At the same time, he was smart, well educated, had the talent of an orator and an actor. Thus, by 1917, he was already a fairly well-known politician.
Kerensky's rise to the heights of power began during the February Revolution, which he enthusiastically received and became an active Februaryist. Kerensky on February 14 (27), 1917, in his speech in the Duma, declared: “The historical task of the Russian people at the present moment is the task of destroying the medieval regime immediately, by all means … weapon of mockery of the people? There is only one way of dealing with lawbreakers - their physical elimination. " Chairman Rodzianko interrupted Kerensky's speech by asking what he had in mind. The answer came immediately: "I mean what Brutus did in the days of ancient Rome." As a result, Kerensky turned out to be one of the most active and decisive organizers of the new regime.
After the session of the Duma was interrupted by the decree of Tsar Nicholas II at midnight on February 26-27 (March 12), 1917, Kerensky called on the Council of Elders of the Duma on February 27 to disobey the tsar's will. On the same day, he became a member of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma formed by the Council of Elders and a member of the Military Commission, which directed the actions of the revolutionary forces against the police. At the same time, Kerensky actively spoke in front of the protesters, the soldiers, winning their respect. Kerensky again joined the Socialist-Revolutionary Party and was appointed the representative of the Petrograd Soviet on the revolutionary Provisional Committee created in the Duma. On March 3, as a member of the Duma representatives, he assists in the resignation of the power of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich. Thus, during the February-March coup, Kerensky infiltrates a group of leading Februaryist revolutionaries in two centers of power at once: as a comrade (deputy) chairman of the executive committee in the first composition of the Petrosoviet and in the first composition of the Provisional government, formed on the basis of the Provisional Committee, as Minister of Justice.
In public, Kerensky appeared in a military-style jacket, although he himself had never served in the army. He supported the ascetic image of the "people's leader". As Minister of Justice, he initiated such decisions of the Provisional Government as amnesty for political prisoners, recognition of Poland's independence, and restoration of the Finnish constitution. By order of Kerensky, all revolutionary activists were returned from exile. Under Kerensky, the destruction of the old judicial system began. Already on March 3, the institute of justices of the peace was reorganized - the courts began to be formed from three members: a judge and two assessors. On March 4, the Supreme Criminal Court, the special presences of the Governing Senate, the Chambers of Justice and the District Courts with the participation of estate representatives were abolished. The investigation into the murder of Grigory Rasputin has been terminated. When Order No. 1 on the "democratization of the army", issued by the Petrograd Soviet, was published on March 2 (15), Minister of War Guchkov and Minister of Foreign Affairs Milyukov opposed its legalization. Kerensky supported the idea (How the Februaryists destroyed the army).
Thus, the freemason Kerensky actively contributed to the destruction of the previous legal system, order in Russia, the criminal revolution, the strengthening of the revolutionary, radical wing of the Februaryists. He also supported ethnic separatists, the separation of ethnic borderlands. With his support, the active collapse of the armed forces began (Order No. 1)
In April 1917, Foreign Minister P. N. Milyukov assured the Allied Powers that Russia would certainly continue the war to a victorious end. Milyukov was a Westernizer who believed that the revolution had won, the main task had been achieved (the autocracy had been destroyed), and stabilization was needed to lead Russia along the western path. At the same time, he hoped that "the West would help" and actively curry favor with the Western "allied partners." But in reality, the masters of the West needed further destabilization of Russia, its disintegration and a complete solution of the "Russian question" with the subsequent occupation of the most important areas. In London, Washington and Paris, no one was going to give the "democratic" Russia the straits, Constantinople and support "a united and indivisible Russia."
Therefore, the stake was placed on further destabilization and radicalization of the situation in Petrograd, and through the capital and throughout Russia. One of the agents of influence who was supposed to solve this problem was Kerensky. On April 24, Kerensky threatened to resign from the government and the Soviets to go into opposition, unless Miliukov was removed from his post and a coalition government was created, including representatives of the socialist parties. On May 5 (18), 1917, Prince Lvov was forced to fulfill this requirement and go to the creation of the first coalition government. Milyukov and Guchkov resigned, the socialists joined the government, and Kerensky received the most important portfolio of military and naval minister, which allowed him to complete the collapse of the last institution that held back the complete failure of Russia into turmoil - the army.
After becoming Minister of War, Kerensky carried out a "purge" of the army. The new Minister of War appointed to key positions in the army little-known, but close to him generals, who received the nickname "Young Turks". Kerensky appointed his brother-in-law VL Baranovsky to the post of chief of the cabinet of the Minister of War, who was promoted to colonel, and a month later to major general. Kerensky appointed Colonels of the General Staff G. A. Yakubovich and G. N. Tumanov as assistants to the Minister of War, people not experienced enough in military affairs, but active participants in the February coup. On May 22 (June 4), 1917, Kerensky appointed the "liberal" General A. Brusilov to the post of Supreme Commander-in-Chief instead of the more conservative General M. V. Alekseev. Brusilov himself was skeptical about his appointment: “I understood that, in essence, the war was over for us, for there was, of course, no means to force the troops to fight”.
In turn, Brusilov tried to please the revolutionary soldiers, played "revolutionary democracy", this tactic was wrong and did not give positive results. Brusilov replaced General Kaledin, commander of the 8th Army, for lack of support for the "democratization of the army" and replaced him with General Kornilov, popular among officers and soldiers. For the same reason, the hero of the storming of Erzerum, the commander-in-chief of the Caucasian army, Yudenich, was fired, one of the most decisive and successful generals of the tsarist army.
Feeling distrust of the generals, who still had strength - bayonets and sabers, Kerensky established the institute of government informers-spies - commissars. They were at the Headquarters, the headquarters of the fronts and armies to coordinate their work with the soldiers' committees and spy on the commanders. On May 9, 1917, Kerensky published the "Declaration of the Rights of the Soldier", which is close to the content of Order No. 1. Subsequently, General AI Denikin wrote that "this" declaration of rights "… finally undermined all the foundations of the army." The Russian general said frankly that "the military legislation" of the last months has ruined the army. " And the main military legislators then were the Freemasons Sokolov and Kerensky.
It is worth noting that for a short time in an insane asylum that Russia then turned into, Kerensky gained popularity almost equal to Napoleon Bonaparte during his years of glory. Kerensky in the newspapers, which were mainly controlled by liberals, masons, called: "knight of the revolution", "lion's heart", "first love of the revolution", "people's tribune", "genius of Russian freedom", "sun of freedom of Russia", "people's leader "," Savior of the Fatherland "," prophet and hero of the revolution "," good genius of the Russian revolution "," the first people's commander-in-chief ", etc. True, as it soon became clear - it was a trick, a myth. Kerensky was a "parsley" ruled by the masters of France, England and the United States. He was supposed to prepare Russia for a new stage of turmoil - the coming to power of radical forces, nationalist separatists, and the Civil War. And after that, devastated by a terrible fratricidal war, dismembered into national and "independent" bantustans, Russia became an easy prey for the West.
As Minister of War Kerensky dealt another terrible blow to the Russian army - he became the main organizer (at the initiative of the Western "partners") of the June-July offensive - the so-called. Kerensky's Offensive. The army was already in complete collapse: a catastrophic fall in discipline, "rallies", mass desertions, refusal of units to fight, collapse of the rear, etc. In defense, the troops still held out, defended themselves, thereby tying up large forces of the Austro-German and Turkish armies, helping the allies. But such an army could not advance, maximum - local, short-term offensive operations, with the help of shock units, ready to go to certain death. But with a big offensive, the flimsy balance that was still preserved in the army was violated. The soldiers massively refused to fight, fled from the front line, while some regiments and divisions fought, neighboring ones held meetings and went to the rear. And in general, after the failure of the Nivelle offensive on the Western Front ("Nivelle Meat Grinder"), the offensive of the Russian army lost all meaning. But the Western powers pressed on the semi-colonial, pro-Western Provisional Government and Russian soldiers again served as "cannon fodder."
Military historian A. Zayonchkovsky described the picture of the collapse that reigned in the Russian army in those days: “In early May (according to the old style, in the new - in the second half of May - the Author), when Kerensky received the portfolio of actions at the front. Kerensky moved from one army to another, from one corps to another, and fiercely campaigned for a general offensive. The Socialist-Revolutionary Menshevik Soviets and Front Committees helped Kerensky in every way. In order to halt the ongoing collapse of the army, Kerensky began to form volunteer shock units. "Advance, advance!" - Kerensky shouted hysterically wherever possible, and he was echoed by the officers and the front, army regimental committees, especially the Southwestern Front. The soldiers, who were in the trenches, were not only indifferent and indifferent, but also hostile to the "orators" who came to the front, calling for war and an offensive. The overwhelming majority of the soldier mass was, as before, against any offensive action. … The mood of these masses is illustrated by one of the typical letters of the soldiers of that time: “If this war does not end soon, then it seems that there will be a bad story. When will our bloodthirsty, fat-bellied bourgeoisie get drunk to their fill? And only let them dare to drag out the war for a few more time, then we will already go to them with weapons in our hands and then we will not give any mercy to anyone. Our entire army is asking for and waiting for peace, but the whole damned bourgeoisie does not want to give us and is waiting for them to be massacred without exception. " Such was the menacing mood of the soldier masses at the front. In the rear, things were even worse.
Kerensky arrived at the front, which led to the fact that the offensive was postponed for several more days in order to allow the speech minister to talk to the soldiers. Kerensky toured the front-line units, spoke at numerous rallies, trying to inspire the troops, after which he received the nickname "chief persuading." Historian Richard Pipes describes the effect of the Secretary of War's speeches as follows: “The words 'triumphal march' are not strong enough to describe Kerensky's journey across the fronts. By the strength of the excitement that she left behind, she could be compared to a tornado. The crowds waited for hours to take one look at him. Everywhere his path was strewn with flowers. The soldiers ran for miles behind his car, trying to shake his hand and kiss the hem of his clothes.”True, contemporaries of events and other historians noted that the soldiers of many units on the front line were indifferent or even contemptuous of the arrival of Kerensky and other agitators for the war.
Kerensky's "offensive" quite naturally ended in complete failure (Failure of the "Kerensky offensive"; Part 2). The shock units were knocked out, the rest of the troops after the first days of the offensive, when there were still successes, quickly fizzled out and did not want to fight, mass desertion began, the refusal of entire units to go to the front line, unauthorized withdrawal of troops to the rear. Austro-German troops launched a counteroffensive and occupied Galicia. All the previous successes of the Russian army in the 1916 campaign, for which hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers were paid with the lives and blood, were crossed out. And the Russian army, having suffered a heavy defeat, was no longer subject to restoration. It was replaced by the formation of nationalists and separatists, Cossacks, future "whites", the Red Guard, organized criminal groups.
The June offensive led to the July uprising of the revolutionary masses in Petrograd (3-5 July 1917), led by the Bolsheviks and anarchists. What caused the next crisis of the Provisional Government. On July 8 (21), 1917, Kerensky replaced Lvov as minister-chairman, retaining the post of military and naval minister, that is, he received full power in Russia. Temporarily, with the help of Kornilov, who became the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, order was restored in Petrograd and the army. Then Kerensky, with the help of a new provocation - the so-called. "Kornilov's mutiny" finished off the army and generals.
Further, the country went into a razor. Western Masons destroyed the Romanov empire, the autocracy, and destroyed the Russian statehood, the army. The last brace that still held the entire building of the Russian state - the army - was completely decomposed and demoralized. Troubles swept the whole of Russia, all those socio-economic, political and national rifts that had been accumulating in the Russia of the Romanovs for centuries came to the surface. And only Russian communists were able to offer civilization and the people a new project of development and the state, which was in the interests of the labor majority.
In Russian history, Alexander Kerensky is one of the most negative figures. - a protégé of pro-Western Freemasonry, the masters of the West, a man who made a huge contribution to the development of the turmoil and the beginning of the Civil War in Russia. The politician who finished off the remnants of the Russian imperial army. This destroyer in the XX century is on a par with Trotsky, Khrushchev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin, with the great enemies of Russian civilization and the people.
