Russia does not have elections: It has coups and/or assassinations, usually AGAINST leaders foolish enough to try "imposing" liberal democratic principles where they are unwelcome, if not outright incomprehensible.
So speculation is interesting, and thorough detailed historical analysis always interesting, but I doubt Kerenskys government had any more hope than the Weimar Republic, and for the same reason, regardless of any particular policy or policies he pursued. In America, we like to cite ourselves as a textbook example of democratic revolution rather than an "exceptional" deviation from the norm, but the reality is a revolt over taxation (or any other government) without representation is only possible in a nation whose residents are culturally conditioned to EXPECT representative government as no more than their due as citizens. Most abuses that prompted our revolt would have been passively accepted without comment virtually anywhere else in the world, as would the British governments repressive response to our protests.
against Russia has led you to make statements about Russia that are ignorant. What books have you read on Russian and Soviet history? I am genuinely curious where your biases and ignorance stem from.
Of course Russia has had elections. And Russia still has elections. Granted they are currently rigged, which is sad. But aside from the brief period in between Gorbachev and Putin, Russia has not had true open democracy in its entire history. This is true. Then again the period of democracy was one of the worst periods in Russia's history. The US and the rest of Europe should have had some sort of new Marshall Plan to help Russia's economy transition. But instead Russia got lies and threatened by an encroaching NATO its Near Abroad. It's going to take lots of time for Russia to transition to democracy.
WIll Russia eventually have a true democracy? Possible in our lifetimes. But the groundwork for that requires certain preconditions having to do with a better economic situation. And when that happens, and a huge swath of the population is secure enough in their economic situation, then you will see the people clamoring for more representation. But until that happens, whoever can best produce economic betterment will be the best leader in the eyes of the Russian people. And if its an autocrat, then so be it they will say.
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