Georgy Lvov
1861 – 1925 Russian First Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government
The liberal prince who led the first Provisional Government after the tsar fell.
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox aristocrat; a liberal reformer.
- Affiliations
- Constitutional Democrats and liberal circles; first head of the Provisional Government in 1917.
Lvov was a reforming aristocrat who headed the first Provisional Government formed after Nicholas II abdicated. His cabinet could not solve the war or the land question, and he resigned within months. Kerensky replaced him, and Lvov emigrated after the Bolshevik takeover.
Connections
- successor of Alexander Kerensky — Kerensky succeeded him at the head of the Provisional Government.
- successor of Alexander Kerensky — Succeeded Lvov as head of the Provisional Government.
- ally of Pavel Milyukov — Served together in the first Provisional Government.