Alexander Kerensky, the head of the Provisional Government, ordered the arrest of [[Vladimir Lenin]] and the other leading Bolsheviks, accusing them of inciting revolt with German financial backing. Lenin successfully fled the country and went into hiding in [[Finland]], but many others were arrested, including [[Leon Trotsky]] and Lunacharskii who were apprehended on July 22. | Alexander Kerensky, the head of the Provisional Government, ordered the arrest of [[Vladimir Lenin]] and the other leading Bolsheviks, accusing them of inciting revolt with German financial backing. Lenin successfully fled the country and went into hiding in [[Finland]], but many others were arrested, including [[Leon Trotsky]] and Lunacharskii who were apprehended on July 22. |