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kerensky

/kəˈrɛn.ski/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant un révolutionnaire russe qui fut chef de l'État après l'abdication de Nicolas II et fut ensuite renversé par les bolcheviks.

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C1formalcommon/kəˈrɛn.ski/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a Russian revolutionary who served as head of state after the abdication of Nicholas II and was later overthrown by the Bolsheviks.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant un révolutionnaire russe qui fut chef de l'État après l'abdication de Nicolas II et fut ensuite renversé par les bolcheviks.
  1. Historical Figure C1 formal

    Alexander Kerensky, a Russian revolutionary and moderate socialist who served as the head of the Provisional Government after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in 1917, before being overthrown by the Bolsheviks.

    • Kerensky's government failed to address land reforms, losing popular support.
    • After the October Revolution, Kerensky fled Russia and lived in exile.
    • Historians often debate Kerensky's role in the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover.

    🇫🇷Alexandre Kerensky