To the 220th anniversary of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. Ministers of Justice of the provisional Government of Russia (March - October 1917)
The article is a continuation of previously published materials about the Ministers of Justice of Russia. (1802 - 1917) [11; 12; 13; 14] It traces the life path and official activities of the Ministers of Justice of the Provisional Government of Russia (March - October 1917), analyzes the grounds for their appointment to this post, as well as the reasons for removal from office, the duration of the minister's duties, the relationship of members of various parties in these governments, etc. The memoirs of contemporaries about the ministers ofjustice are given, as well as the awards that were awarded to some of them, which made it possible to more objectively evaluate their activities. The authors draw attention to the fact that almost all of the listed ministers in pre-revolutionary times were in opposition to the Russian monarchy, sought to establish law and justice in the Russian Empire, while after the revolutions of 1917 their views underwent significant changes.