▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁She ila ▁Fitz pat rick ▁have ▁assert ed ▁that ▁Len in ' s ▁ex h ort ations ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Council ▁to ▁take ▁power ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁ar ouse ▁ind ignation ▁both ▁with ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government , ▁whose ▁policies ▁were ▁viewed ▁as ▁conserv ative , ▁and ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁themselves , ▁which ▁were ▁viewed ▁as ▁sub serv ients ▁to ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁government . ▁By ▁some ▁other ▁histor ians ' ▁accounts , ▁Len in ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ▁were ▁un prep ared ▁for ▁how ▁their ▁ground sw ell ▁of ▁support , ▁especially ▁among ▁influ ential ▁worker ▁and ▁soldier ▁groups , ▁would ▁translate ▁into ▁real ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁June , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁against ▁Germany ▁that ▁failed ▁miser ably . ▁So on ▁after , ▁the ▁government ▁ordered ▁soldiers ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁front , ▁ren eg ing ▁on ▁a ▁promise . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁refused ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁new ▁orders . ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁radical ▁K ron stadt ▁sail ors   – ▁who ▁had ▁tried ▁and ▁executed ▁many ▁officers , ▁including ▁one ▁adm iral   – ▁further ▁fue led ▁the ▁growing ▁revolution ary ▁atmosphere . ▁S ail ors ▁and ▁soldiers , ▁along ▁with ▁Pet ro grad ▁workers , ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁in ▁violent ▁protest , ▁calling ▁for ▁" all ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁S ovi ets ". ▁The ▁revol t , ▁however , ▁was ▁dis owned ▁by ▁Len in ▁and