Boris Kolonitskii - Comrade Kerensky

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2 Series Page New Russian Thought The publication of this series was made possible with the support of the Zimin Foundation. Boris Kolonitskii, Comrade Kerensky Sergei Medvedev, The Return of the Russian Leviathan Maxim Trudolyubov, The Tragedy of Property

3 Title Page Comrade Kerensky The Revolution against the Monarchy and the Formation of the Cult of ‘The Leader of the People’ (March–June 1917) Boris Kolonitskii Translated by Arch Tait polity

4 Copyright Originally published in Russian as Б.И. Колоницкий, “Товарищ Керенский”: антимонархическая революция и формирование культа “вождя народа” (март–июнь 1917 года) © Novoe Literaturnoe Obozrenie, Moscow, 2017 This English edition 2021 © Polity Press The Translator asserts his moral right to be identified as the Translator of the Work. The translation of this work was funded by the Zimin Foundation. James Manteith’s translation of Leonid Kannegiesser’s ‘On Review’ originally appeared in Cardinal Points , vol. 7 (2017), edited by Boris Dralyuk and Irina Mashinski. Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3366-4 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com

5 Dedication Dedication In memory of Rafail Sholomovich Ganelin

6 Acknowledgements

7 Introduction Notes

8 I Revolutionary Biography and Political Authority 1 Biographies and biographers 2 The youth of the Leader 3 ‘Tribune of the people’ 4 ‘Hero of the revolution’ 5 ‘Champion of freedom’ and the cult of champions of freedom Notes

9 II ‘Revolutionary Minister’ 1 The great conciliator 2 The omnipresent ‘minister of the people’s truth’ 3 ‘Democratic minister’ 4 ‘Minister of revolutionary theatricality’ and ‘poet of the revolution’ 5 ‘Great martyr of the revolution’ 6 Kerensky as Louis Blanc: features of the Bolsheviks’ political propaganda 7 ‘Rebellious slaves’ and the ‘great citizen’ Notes

10 III ‘Leader of the Revolutionary Army’1 The iron discipline of duty 2 The visit to Helsingfors 3 The ‘Kerensky Declaration’ 4 ‘Tireless victor’: Kerensky at the front 5 ‘Wanted: a Napoleon’: Kerensky and Bonapartism 6 The Bolshoy Theatre and the birth of the New Man 7 Kerensky and the Socialist Revolutionary Party Notes

11 IV The ‘Kerensky Offensive’ 1 ‘Commender-in-chief’: rhetorical preparations for the offensive 2 ‘Kerensky’ and ‘Lenin’ 3 The June Crisis and the June Offensive 4 A popular ‘brand’ and symbol of the revolution Notes

12 Conclusion Notes

13 Index

14 Ebook plates

15 End User License Agreement

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2 Table of Contents

3 Series Page New Russian Thought The publication of this series was made possible with the support of the Zimin Foundation. Boris Kolonitskii, Comrade Kerensky Sergei Medvedev, The Return of the Russian Leviathan Maxim Trudolyubov, The Tragedy of Property

4 Title Page Comrade Kerensky The Revolution against the Monarchy and the Formation of the Cult of ‘The Leader of the People’ (March–June 1917) Boris Kolonitskii Translated by Arch Tait polity

5 Copyright Originally published in Russian as Б.И. Колоницкий, “Товарищ Керенский”: антимонархическая революция и формирование культа “вождя народа” (март–июнь 1917 года) © Novoe Literaturnoe Obozrenie, Moscow, 2017 This English edition 2021 © Polity Press The Translator asserts his moral right to be identified as the Translator of the Work. The translation of this work was funded by the Zimin Foundation. James Manteith’s translation of Leonid Kannegiesser’s ‘On Review’ originally appeared in Cardinal Points , vol. 7 (2017), edited by Boris Dralyuk and Irina Mashinski. Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3366-4 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com

6 Dedication Dedication In memory of Rafail Sholomovich Ganelin

7 Acknowledgements

8 Introduction

9 Begin Reading

10 Conclusion

11 Index

12 Ebook plates

13 End User License Agreement

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