In hindsight, it's easy to see the assassination of President Alexander Kerensky on January 5, 1936 as one of the greatest catastrophes in Russian history. Boris Savinkov's National Republican movement would emerge from the chaos in complete control of Russia, converting the country into a brutal totalitarian regime dedicated to restoring the place in the world Russia had lost at Brest-Litovsk. When German forces finally hoisted their flag above the Kremlin in 1946, the Savinkov regime had amassed a body count of over 20 million, to say nothing of those killed in the wars the dictator started.
That said, would Kerensky really have been such a decisive figure? Would he have been able to prevent the rise of Savinkov, had he lived? Indeed, what course would Russia have taken in history had President Kerensky had a few more years?
That said, would Kerensky really have been such a decisive figure? Would he have been able to prevent the rise of Savinkov, had he lived? Indeed, what course would Russia have taken in history had President Kerensky had a few more years?