THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA IN MARCH 1917: THE SOURCES OF FORMATION AND THE PROBLEM OF SOVEREIGNTY
The author analyzes the peculiarities of formation of the Provisional Government in March 1917. The role of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma, the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, as well as the manifesto of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich as sources of the formation of the Provisional Government. The problem of public support for the Provisional Government during its initial period is considered