Russia's Democrat Lasted Eight Months

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[00:00:00]The most democratic leader in Russian history was destroyed by his own principles. It's 1917, Petrograd, Russia. The Tsar has fallen and a lawyer named Alexander Kerensky leads the new provisional government. He promises free elections, civil rights, and genuine democracy. [music] Workers cheer in the streets. For the first time in centuries, Russia tastes [music] freedom. But he refuses to abandon the allies in World War I. He keeps sending soldiers [music] to die while Lenin promises peace. His democratic ideals paralyze him. He won't silence the Bolsheviks or end the war. Lenin strikes in October, seizing [music] key buildings across the capital. The democrat who gave Russia freedom was Alexander Kerensky.