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Aleksandr Kerensky, (born April 22 [May 2, New Style], 1881, Simbirsk [now Ulyanovsk], Russia—died June 11, 1970, New York, New York, U.S.), moderate socialist revolutionary who served as head of the Russian provisional government from July to October 1917 (Old Style). (Read Leon Trotsky’s 1926 Britannica essay on Lenin.)

Between the fall of Nicholas II in March 1917 and the rise of Vladimir Lenin in October, Russia’s most significant national leader was Alexander Kerensky. During the eight months of the Provisional Government Kerensky held three important portfolios: justice, war and the prime ministership.

Alexander Kerensky, who led the first phase of the Russian Revolution in 1917 until he was overthrown in the Bolshe vik coup, died yesterday of arteriosclerotic heart disease at St. Luke's...

Alexander Kerensky played a prominent role in the Russian Revolution, holding several ministerial positions in the Provisional Government, which was created following the abdication of Tsar...

Kerensky has been much maligned by the history books. Here, his grandson tells Michael Hughes why he thinks his ‘self-effacing’ grandfather was misunderstood. Michael Hughes. Monday 06 ...

Kerensky's major works include The Prelude to Bolshevism (1919), The Catastrophe (1927), The Crucifixion of Liberty (1934) and Russia and History's Turning Point (1965). Kerensky died at his home in New York City in 1970, one of the last surviving major participants in the turbulent events of 1917.

Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky ( 4 May [ O.S. 22 April] 1881 – 11 June 1970) was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who led the Russian Provisional Government and the short-lived Russian Republic for three months from late July to early November 1917.

KERENSKY, ALEXANDER (1881–1970) BIBLIOGRAPHY. Leader during the February Revolution and prime minister of the Russian Provisional Government from July to October 1917. Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was born in Simbirsk (later Ulyanovsk), Russia, where his father was a schoolteacher and administrator.