How were Alexander Kerensky’s and Lenin’s plans similar?

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1. Spellbound says

   Sorry, just seen your question.

   Lenin & Kerensky had some remarkable parallels; they both grew up in Simbirsk, a city on the Volga; Kerensky's father was a school teacher (he taught the young Lenin), Lenin's an inspector of schools – so there is the possibility that they knew of each other as children, and both joined radical, socialist parties as young adult; they both studied law and they were both great orators and adept leaders of their political parties.
   But, Kerensky in power was a weak leader, he was bound by the Duma, and was not able to comply with the increasingly urgent demands from the citizens to withdraw from the war. He also was not able to prevent the country disintegrating, with military leaders becoming powerful and beginning to threaten the Provisional Government.
   Lenin, in contrast, was a ruthless politician, who was able to command his Bolsheviks who were unquestioningly loyal to him. He was a brilliant administrator who could see people's strengths and was able to promote them to achieve his goals.
   Nicholas II was an inept ruler, who was vain, not very bright and believed that he ruled by divine right. His poor decision making led to his support evaporating – this increased after he took personal command of the army – even his most loyal troops, the cossack regiments, turned against him.
   On a personal level, Kerensky was a modest man, who did not live lavishly.
   Lenin also was a modest man, with few possessions – although he did have a Rolls Royce car.
   The Tsar lived a life of great luxury and opulence.
   See:
   The October Revolution – Roy Medvedev

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