Alexander Kerensky

Alexander Kerensky was born in Simbirsk, Russia, on 22nd April, 1881. The son of a headmaster, Kerensky studied law at the University of St. Petersburg. <Tab/> In 1905 Kerensky joined the Socialist Revolutionary Party and became editor of the radical newspaper, Burevestik. He was soon arrested and condemed exile. He returned to St. Petersburg in 1906 and found work as a lawyer. In the next few years he developed a reputation for defending radicals …

…about to seize power. He decided to leave Petrograd and try to get the support of the Russian Army on the Eastern Front. Kerensky assembled loyal troops from the Northern Front but his army was defeated by Bolshevik forces at Pulkova. He remained underground in Finland until escaping to London in May 1918. He later moved to France where he led the propaganda campaign against the communist regime in Russia. This included editing the Russian newspaper.