What kind of government did Russia during the eight months between February and October of 1917? A. a joint government in which the Provisional Government handled politics and the Petrograd Soviets handled the economy B. a purely democrative government run by the Bolsheviks and protected by the Red Army C. no government, since Lenin and Stalin were in charge of establishing a provisional government during this period D. a government controlled by the tsar who had enough control of the army's military leaders to hold onto power