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kerensky said:
My name coems from the massive back history files provided in Mechwarriors 2, which unfortunatley will not work on my computer. I believe he was a high ranking general in one of the Inner Sphere houses...
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Kerensky was the leader of the non-Bolshevik portion of the Russian Revolution, later exiled into the U.S. (better of than many of his compatriots, but he still lost).
In the Battletech Universe, which is much more defined in the old Mechwarrior RPG books and the novels (Read the Stackpole ones, they are the best.), Kerensky was the general who defeated the usurper who killed off the Last ruler of the great Star League. He was the head of the military at the time, and so most all who didn't follow the usurper went with him in the war.
After he defeated the usurper he determined that the Star League was dead and that the separate houses of the Inner Sphere would war against eachother with no end in sight. Since he was still in control of the majority of the military (Roman general style), he decided to leave, in an attempt to limit the ability of the others to make war.
We don't hear about him again until the Clans show up, who are descended from the self-exiled military and hold Kerensky and some of his descendants up as godlike heroes.
Also, the Black Widow, a mechwarrior of great renown, was named Natasha Kerensky.
My own name is from staying up too late playing Civ2. I began to name my people The Losers because it seemed funny at the time and it grew to be the handle I favor for games.
I especially like it because of the way people would react to it at LAN parties.