Editing Dual power (section)

== July Days' impact ==
The events of the [[July Days]] would solidify the issues of dual power within government between the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet. Between 3 and 7 July ([[Julian calendar|Julian Calendar]] date), a Bolshevik uprising, still disputed whether intentional by Lenin, occurred. In what is seen as a "[[grassroots]]" uprising, workers and lower ranks of soldiers violently demonstrated in the streets, calling for the Soviet to take power over the Provisional Government.{{sfn|Smith|2017|p=124}} The uprising was supported by the Bolshevik Military Organization and Petersburg Committee, who sent in more support, but the leaders of the party had less concrete opinions about the demonstration.<ref name="soviethistory.msu.edu">{{cite web |last=Siegelbaum |first=Lewis |year=1917 |title=July Days |url=http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1917-2/july-days/ |website=Seventeen Moments in Soviet History: An On-Line Archive of Primary Sources |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

[[Alexander Kerensky]], head of the Provisional Government, led a crackdown on those involved with the events of the July Days and overthrow of the Provisional Government. The military was used to gather and arrest violent demonstrators, retake government buildings from Bolshevik forces, and dissolve military units that had participated in the attempted overthrow.{{sfn|Steinberg|2001|p=156}} The Provisional Government also attempted to undermine Lenin and his party by revealing their investigation of his ties to Germany, Russia's enemy during World War I.<ref name="soviethistory.msu.edu"/> These combined actions would quell the Bolshevik uprising and support until August 1917 (Julian).

The reinstatement of the death penalty for soldiers, and Kerensky transferring the Provisional Government into the Winter Palace were among the actions that led to accusations of counterrevolutionary activity (reestablishment of autocratic government) by the Provisional Government.{{sfn|Ferro|1971}} A new kind of duality between the classes (proletariat and bourgeoisie) was a split noticeable not only in government, but also in everyday life for Russians. This led to increased tensions between both theaters, and made it difficult for groups to collaborate.{{sfn|Kaiser|1987|p=6}} The Petrograd Soviet represented the Proletariat, while the Provisional Government members were part of the former State Duma, representing the old government under the tsar. This divide was also evident in the military, between rank-and-file soldiers and military officers.{{sfn|Ferro|1971}} As World War I continued on, soldiers started to mutiny or to disobey orders from their superiors, while supporting the soviets, hoping to bring an end to Russia's involvement in the war.