FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN RUSSIA DURING THE INTER- REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (FEBRUARY – OCTOBER 1917).

Author(s): Shulzhenko Y.L.

Rubric: Issues of theory and history of law

DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2026-1-7-16

Release: 2026-1 (49)

Pages: 7-16

Keywords: Administration, Provisional Government, Constitution, Self-Government, Soviets, Court, Basic Laws, Parlia- mentarism, Constituent Assembly

Annotation: The period between the February bourgeois and October socialist revolutions was important, in many respects fateful for our country. It is constantly in the field of view of domestic scholars. One of the central issues here is in the problems of the form of government in this short period of time. Precisely this issue will be the focus of this article. The article describes the main activities that were carried out in February – October 1917. This is primarily the creation of new government bodies, and above all the Provisional Government, which was en- dowed with the functions of legislative and executive state power; activities in preparation for the convocation of the Constituent Assembly, which was given the leading role in determining the form of government in Russia. The characteristics of the actively conducted powerful reform in the field of local public administration and self-government are presented. The analysis made it possible to conclude that the established form of government in Russia in the period February – October 1917 should be characterized as an undeveloped republic, semi-republic, or in the spirit of the terminology of that time as a “pre-republic.” In favor of the republic is evidenced by the course taken to create a popular representation, carry out zemstvo reform, and activities to prepare a new constitution for Russia. At the same time, the form of government in Russia in February – October 1917 is most successfully characterized as to a certain extent temporary, incomplete, transitional. Three main scientific methods were used during the work on this article: dogmatic, historical, comparative.

Bibliography: Shulzhenko Y.L. FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN RUSSIA DURING THE INTER- REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (FEBRUARY – OCTOBER 1917). // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2026. – № 1 (49). – С. 7-16. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2026-1-7-16