ional ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁( which ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁nation wide ▁movement ▁with ▁a ▁national ▁leadership ). ▁The ▁All - Russ ian ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁S ovi ets ▁( V T s IK ) ▁und erm ined ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁but ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁moder ate ▁social ist ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁S ovi ets . ▁Although ▁the ▁Soviet ▁leadership ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁" bour ge ois " ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government , ▁Alexander ▁Ker ens ky , ▁a ▁young , ▁popular ▁lawyer ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Revolution ary ▁Party ▁( SR P ), ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁cabinet , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁central ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁government , ▁eventually ▁taking ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government . ▁As ▁minister ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁later ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Ker ens ky ▁promoted ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech , ▁released ▁thousands ▁of ▁political ▁prisoners , ▁continued ▁the ▁war ▁effort , ▁even ▁organ izing ▁another ▁off ensive ▁( which , ▁however , ▁was ▁no ▁more ▁successful ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess ors ). ▁Nevertheless , ▁Ker ens ky ▁still ▁faced ▁several ▁great ▁challeng es , ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁urban ▁workers , ▁and ▁pe as ants , ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁gained ▁nothing ▁by ▁the ▁revolution : ▁ ▁Other ▁political ▁groups ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁him . ▁ ▁He avy ▁military ▁losses ▁were ▁being ▁suffered ▁on ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁The ▁soldiers ▁were ▁diss atisf