... but they had failed to do so. As a result over 2000 far peasants killed their landlords and allocated the land among themselves. They also seized the land from the Church and Tsar. In an attempt to halt the uprising, Kerensky sent soldiers on 'punishment expeditions' to stop peasants grabbing land. However, there weren't enough troops to aid him, so the violence continued. As a result of the rebellion in the countryside delayed the harvest on many farms, and this led to food shortages. There were also fuel deficiencies in the cities. Russia already had a severe shortage problem was getting worse. People started to demand goods, which cause another outbreak of riots. The provisional government's power was limited as the Petrograd soviet controlled the food supply system. Therefore, the problem got much worse. Throughout the revolution the Russian commitment to the First World War hadn't stopped. The provisional government faced ...

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