The Directorate ( Kerensky Second Government) was the short-lived

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during the

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. It consisted of five main ministers and lasted for about three weeks.

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The Directorate was founded by decree of the

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on 14 September 1917.ХРОНИКА СМУТНОГО ВРЕМЕНИ. СЕНТЯБРЬ 1917 ГОДА
Историк The Directorate was responsible for "public affairs until the establishment of the Cabinet." The Directorate was created to resolve the crisis stemming from the Kornilov Affair and the collapse of the Second Provisional Government as the

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members of the government left the Cabinet.Спираль 1917: Сентябрьская «Директория»
fontanka.ru. On October 8, with the formation of the 3rd coalition, the Directorate was abolished. During the Directorate on September 14, Russia was proclaimed a

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and the

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was dissolved. During September 27 through October 5 at the Alexandrine Theater convened the All-Russian Democratic Conference which at the end formed the so-called Pre-parliament or the Provisional Council of the Russian Republic.

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