▁and ▁so ▁on ). ▁They ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁as ▁the ▁emer ging ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁not ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁D uma ▁Committee ▁for ▁state ▁power , ▁but ▁to ▁best ▁ex ert ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁government , ▁to ▁act , ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁as ▁a ▁popular ▁dem ocr atic ▁lo bb y . ▁ ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁major ▁powers ▁was ▁complex ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁would ▁shape ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁agreed ▁to ▁" take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁of ▁Work ers ' ▁Deput ies ", ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁determined ▁to ▁prevent ▁" inter ference ▁in ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁government ", ▁which ▁would ▁create ▁" an ▁un accept able ▁situation ▁of ▁dual ▁power ". ▁In ▁fact , ▁this ▁was ▁precisely ▁what ▁was ▁being ▁created , ▁though ▁this ▁" du al ▁power " ▁( d vo ev last ie ) ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁less ▁of ▁the ▁actions ▁or ▁att itudes ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁institutions ▁than ▁of ▁actions ▁outside ▁their ▁control , ▁especially ▁the ▁on going ▁social ▁movement ▁taking ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁cities , ▁fact ories , ▁sh ops , ▁bar ra cks , ▁villages , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁political ▁cr ises   – ▁see ▁the ▁chron ology ▁below   – ▁in ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁population ▁and ▁government ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁Pro vis