Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky
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| - | '''Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky''' (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский, Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) The first president of Russia. | + | '''Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky''' (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский, Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) The first president of democratic [[Russia]]. |
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Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский, Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) The first president of democratic Russia.
Early life and activism
Kerensky, a son of a headmaster, was born in Simbirsk. At one point Kerensky's father, Fyodor, had taught the young Vladimir Ulyanov at Kazan University. Kerensky graduated with a degree in Law from St. Petersburg University in 1904. He showed his political allegiances early on, with his frequent defense of anti-Tsarist revolutionaries.
President of Russia
At the Congress of Omsk in April 1919, the White Generals agreed to form a united political front behind Alexander Kerensky and the remaining forces of the Provisional Government.
