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Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky

Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky

9.9
Russian politician who led the government after Nicholas II gave up the throne, later overthrown by the Bolsheviks
  • proper noun
: Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky
  • Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky played a key role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 before being deposed by the Bolsheviks.

Examples

  • Many historians debate whether Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky could have prevented the rise of the Soviet regime.

  • After his exile, Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky lived in several countries and became a lecturer and writer.

  • Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky was a revolutionary leader.

  • Did Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky really believe in democracy?

  • Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky served as the Prime Minister of Russia during the pivotal days of the October Revolution.

  • Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky sought to establish a democratic government after the fall of the Tsar.

  • Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky is often remembered for his efforts to lead Russia through a transitional period of upheaval.

Synonyms

Kerensky
vsAleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky
1 9.1

A Russian political leader who led the temporary government in 1917

uses the full formal personal name with patronymic instead of the short form

Surface Forms

Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky main

Morphology

Aleksandr + Feodorovich + Kerensky

This item is a full personal name (proper noun) whose meaning is referential (identifies a specific historical person) rather than compositional; the constituent tokens are themselves names or not lexically informative. Knowing the parts 'Aleksandr', 'Feodorovich' and 'Kerensky' does not allow a B1 learner to infer the biographical meaning (revolutionary leader/head of state), so the expression is not semantically derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky was a Russian politician who led the country for a short time in 1917 after Nicholas II left power. Think of him as a leader trying to hold the nation together in a storm: he was a temporary 'head of state' who was soon 'overthrown' by the Bolsheviks, which is why he is remembered today.