In his youth, he became a member of Narodniki, though publicly he claimed to be a member of the more moderate Group of Toil.  After the czar's overthrow, he was made both vice chairman of the Petrograd Soviet and Minister of 
In his youth, he became a member of Narodniki, though publicly he claimed to be a member of the more moderate Group of Toil.  After the czar's overthrow, he was made both vice chairman of the Petrograd Soviet and Minister of Justice, becoming popular due to his institution of basic freedoms and equal rights for women.  As Minister of War, his June Offensive was a complete disaster, and prompted him to give command to Lavr Kornilov, who he accused of attempting a coup d'?at.  Soon after - for 10 points - the Bolsheviks launched the October Revolution to overthrow whose short-lived provisional government?
In his youth, he became a member of Narodniki, though publicly he claimed to be a member of the more moderate Group of Toil.  
Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kerensky