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GEORGY YEVGENYEVICH LVOV
1861 - 1925
The Tsar's
Successor
In 1917, Lvov
became the first head of the
Russian Provisional
Government.
Georgy Lvov, also
spelled Georgii Lvov,
George Lvov,
Georgy Evgenyevich
Lvov, or
Георгий Евгеньевич Львов, was an
aristocrat.
He carried the
Russian title knjazь, which you can also spell
knyaz, or knez. It corresponds
with the English duke or prince.
Lvov and the Zemstvos
The
zemstvos
aided sick and
wounded soldiers and organized supplies for the
army during the
Russo-Japanese War
and
World War I.
Lvov was a big supporter of voluntary relief
work and eventually became chairman of the
zermstvos.
The Government
struggled with administrative incompetence,
which was the
very reason why Lvov and the zemstvos advertised
organizational reforms. But the government
decided that the zemstvos were too liberal and
too independent.
In spite of this
opposition however, Lvov
managed to develop his organization while
conducting in a manner that demanded
respect from friend and enemy.
Lvov and the First State Duma
Lvov was elected
to the
First State Duma,
which existed from
May 10, 1906 until July 21, 1906.
Interestingly, Lvov refused to sign the
Vyborg
Manifesto after the Duma was
dissolved by
Nicholas II.
Lvov and the Provisional Government
As Prime Minister
and Minister of the Interior of the
Provisional Government,
Lvov was in office from March 15, 1917
(March 2, 1917
old style).
Check this event in the
timeline of the Russian Revolution of 1917
Alexander Kerensky became
his Minister of Justice.
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PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT - First Edition
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For many left
wingers, Lvov was way too moderate. Lvov
resigned on July 20, 1917 (July 7, 1917
old style).
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timeline of the Russian Revolution of 1917
Kerensky became
the new Prime Minister.
Lvov After the Bolshevik Revolution
After the
Bolshevik Revoluion,
Lvov was arrested and imprisoned in
Yekaterinburg.
He managed to escape and fled to
Siberia. From there he went to France via Japan
and the United States. He settled in Paris.
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Prince Lvov - Short Biography
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November 2, 1861
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old style) |
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Birth in Popovka, Russia |
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1885 |
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Law degree from the University of Moscow |
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1888 |
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Becomes member of the executive board of the
Zemstvo
in Tula |
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1893 |
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Resigns his work in the civil service |
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1902 - 1905 |
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President of the Tula
Zemstvo |
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February 8, 1904 |
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Russo-Japanese War begins |
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January 22, 1905
(January 9, 1905
old style) |
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Russian Revolution of 1905 begins |
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October 1905 |
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The Constitutional Democratic Party is founded. Lvov
becomes a member, which makes him a Kadet. He is
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May 1906 |
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Lvov gets elected to the
First State Duma |
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July 21, 1906 |
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Nicholas II
dissolves the First State Duma |
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1909 |
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Travels to Canada and studies the Canadian emigration question. |
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1914 |
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Lvov becomes chairman of the All-Russian Union of the
Zemstvos |
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July 28, 1914 |
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World War I begins |
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1915 |
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Lvov becomes a leader of Zemgor (the Union of Zemstvos
and Towns) |
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March 8, 1917
(February 23, 1917
old style) |
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Russian Revolution of 1917 begins |
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March 15, 1917
(March 2, 1917
old style) |
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Nicholas II abdicates in favor of his brother Michael,
who will decline tomorrow. End of the rule of the
Romanov Dynasty.
Lvov becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional
Government |
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July 20, 1917
(July 7, 1917
old style) |
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Lvov resigns his post as Prime Minister |
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1917 |
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Lvov is arrested by the Bolsheviks, flees, settles in Paris |
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March 7, 1925 |
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Death in Paris, France |
Lvov Trivia
Similar to Georgy
Lvov, and during Lvov's lifetime, three other men had the unique experience of becoming
the emperor's successor as head of state:
Friedrich Ebert
of Germany, a Social Democrat, followed
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(William II) on November 9, 1918. This was
the switch from the German Empire to the
Weimar Republic. End of the Hohenzollern
Dynasty.
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Governments of Germany
Karl Renner
of Austria, also a Social Democrat, followed
Kaiser Karl I
(Charles I) on November 11, 1918. Formerly
the Austrian Empire, now the Austrian
Republic. End of the Habsburg Dynasty.
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Governments of Austria
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
of Turkey followed Sultan
Mehmed VI,
the last sultan of the
Ottoman Empire,
on November 1, 1922, as first president of
the new Turkish Republic. End of the Ottoman
Dynasty.
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