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''', 1861 – March 7 , 1925 ) was a Russia n statesman and the first post-imperial Prime Minister Of Russia , from March 23 to July 7 , 1917 . Prince Lvov was born in Popovka near Tula into a Rurikid family, descending from sovereign princes of Yaroslavl . He graduated from the University Of Moscow with a degree in law, then worked in the civil service until 1893. In 1905, he joined the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party and a year later won election to the first Duma . He became chairman of the All-Russian Union of Zemstvo s in 1914. After the 1917 February Revolution , Lvov became the first head of the Russian Provisional Government , but soon resigned amid mounting disorder. When the Bolshevik s took power following the October Revolution , Lvov was placed under arrest, but he escaped to Paris , where he spent the rest of his life. |