Georgy L'vov
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Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov (30 November 1861 7 March 1925) was a Russia
n statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia
, from 15 March to 21 July 1917.
into a Rurikid family, descended from sovereign princes of Yaroslavl
. His family moved home to Popovka
in the Aleksin
region near Tula
from Germany soon after his birth. He graduated from the University of Moscow
with a degree in law, then worked in the civil service until 1893. During the Russo-Japanese War
he organized relief work in the East and in 1905, he joined the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party
. A year later he won election to the First Duma and was nominated for a ministerial position. He became chairman of the All-Russian Union of Zemstvo
s in 1914 and in 1915 he became a leader of the Union of Zemstvos as well as a member of Zemgor
, a joint committee of the Union of Zemstvos and the Union of Towns that helped supply the military and tend to the wounded from World War I
.
and the abdication of Nicholas II, emperor of Russia, Lvov was made head of the provisional government, formally appointed by Nicholas II as his last act as a sovereign. Unable to rally sufficient support, he resigned in July 1917 in favour of his Minister of Justice, Alexander Kerensky
. Lvov was arrested when the Bolsheviks seized power later that year. He escaped and settled in Paris
, where he spent the rest of his life.
as well as a small exhibition on him in the town museum. In Popovka there is another memorial opposite his local church and a plaque on the wall of the local school he founded. He is buried in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
cemetery in France.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia
Prime Minister of Russia
The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation The use of the term "Prime Minister" is strictly informal and is not allowed for by the Russian Constitution and other laws....
, from 15 March to 21 July 1917.
Pre-Revolution
Prince Lvov was born in DresdenDresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
into a Rurikid family, descended from sovereign princes of Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
. His family moved home to Popovka
Popovka
Popovka may refer to:inhabited localities*Popovka, Belgorod Oblast, a village in Belgorod Oblast, Russia*Popovka, Kirov Oblast, a village in Kirov Oblast, Russia*Popovka, Kursk Oblast, a village in Kursk Oblast, Russia...
in the Aleksin
Aleksin
Aleksin is a town and the administrative center of Aleksinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tula. Population: -History:...
region near Tula
Tula, Russia
Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
from Germany soon after his birth. He graduated from the University of Moscow
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
with a degree in law, then worked in the civil service until 1893. During the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
he organized relief work in the East and in 1905, he joined the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party
Constitutional Democratic party
The Constitutional Democratic Party was a liberal political party in the Russian Empire. Party members were called Kadets, from the abbreviation K-D of the party name...
. A year later he won election to the First Duma and was nominated for a ministerial position. He became chairman of the All-Russian Union of Zemstvo
Zemstvo
Zemstvo was a form of local government that was instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia. The idea of the zemstvo was elaborated by Nikolay Milyutin, and the first zemstvo laws were put into effect in 1864...
s in 1914 and in 1915 he became a leader of the Union of Zemstvos as well as a member of Zemgor
Zemgor
Zemgor was a Russian organization created in 1915 to help the government in their World War I effort. The first Chairman of the Committee was Prince Georgy Lvov, a representative of the Constitutional Democratic party...
, a joint committee of the Union of Zemstvos and the Union of Towns that helped supply the military and tend to the wounded from World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Later years
During the first Russian RevolutionFebruary Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...
and the abdication of Nicholas II, emperor of Russia, Lvov was made head of the provisional government, formally appointed by Nicholas II as his last act as a sovereign. Unable to rally sufficient support, he resigned in July 1917 in favour of his Minister of Justice, Alexander Kerensky
Alexander Kerensky
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a major political leader before and during the Russian Revolutions of 1917.Kerensky served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin was elected by the All-Russian Congress of Soviets following the October Revolution...
. Lvov was arrested when the Bolsheviks seized power later that year. He escaped and settled in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he spent the rest of his life.
Memorials
There is a memorial to Prince Lvov in AleksinAleksin
Aleksin is a town and the administrative center of Aleksinsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tula. Population: -History:...
as well as a small exhibition on him in the town museum. In Popovka there is another memorial opposite his local church and a plaque on the wall of the local school he founded. He is buried in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois lies just north of junction 42 on the orbital Francilienne autoroute....
cemetery in France.