Every ‘Revolution of the Proletariat’ Needs a Kerensky to Pave the Way for a Lenin

not very bright. For example, when an army under a right-wing general headed for Petrograd, where Lenin and the Bolsheviks had their headquarters, Kerensky feared a military coup to set up a right-wing dictatorship. He needed allies to prevent it, so he armed the Bolsheviks and the Red Guards. The communists said “thanks a lot” and proceeded to systematically continue reading …