# Alexander Kerensky — Yashka character guide

> Alexander Kerensky in Yashka by Maria Bochkareva.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Kerensky, Madame Kerensky

**First appearance:** 0014-x-the-revolution-at-the-front

## Snapshot

The Provisional Government's head, who calls Maria an obstinate diehard but respects her enough to authorize her battalion's battle flag.

## Who they are

Kerensky meets Maria at a luncheon where he teases her refusal to form a committee, smiling even as he concedes her resolve. He plans a trip to the front and promises a solemn presentation of standards and icons to her women's battalion. His blend of charm and political calculation makes him both ally and obstacle as the revolution's demands collide with military discipline.

## In the story

### [Part II: War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/part-ii-war)

Minister of War and later head of the Provisional Government; supports Maria's Battalion of Death.

### [Part III: Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/part-iii-revolution)

As head of the Provisional Government, Kerensky visits the front, supports the Battalion of Death, but is later seen as weak and ineffectual as the Bolsheviks gain power.

### [X: The Revolution at the Front](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/x-the-revolution-at-the-front)

Mentioned by Rodzianko as one of the leading spirits of the Soviet who holds decision-making power.

### [I Organize the Battalion of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xi-i-organize-the-battalion-of-death)

War Minister; speaks at the Mariinsky Theatre meeting and approves the battalion.

### [My Fight Against Committee Rule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xii-my-fight-against-committee-rule)

War Minister who orders Bochkareva to form a committee; she defies him and storms out of his office.

### [XIV: An Errand from Kerensky to Kornilov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xiv-an-errand-from-kerensky-to-kornilov)

Minister of War; agitated by Bochkareva's report, argues with Kornilov, and threatens to replace him with Alexeiev.

### [XV: The Army Becomes a Savage Mob](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xv-the-army-becomes-a-savage-mob)

Mentioned as losing hold on the army; his feud with Kornilov leads to a brief triumph but eventual loss of confidence.

### [Part IV: Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/part-iv-terror)

Mentioned as the head of the Provisional Government, whose authority collapses.

### [XVI: The Triumph of Bolshevism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xvi-the-triumph-of-bolshevism)

Mentioned as having thought women's self-sacrifice would shame the men; Bochkareva reports on his appearance as a sign that all is lost.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/characters/kerensky
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/characters