The article examines soldiers' attitudes toward two prominent figures of the February Revolution, M.V. Rodzianko and A.F. Kerensky, from March to early May 1917. The study draws on a substantial body of so-called "letters to the authorities", preserved in the archival collections of the State Archive of the Russian Federation and the Russian State Historical Archive. The research is based on materials from the State Duma, the Provisional Government, the Ministry of Justice, as well as the personal archive of A.F. Kerensky. Soldiers' congratulatory and greeting addresses provide valuable evidence for tracing the formation of public images of the leaders associated with the revolutionary events of February and early March 1917. In Russian historiography, Minister of Justice A.F. Kerensky has traditionally been regarded as one of the principal leaders of the revolution, whereas M.V. Rodzianko, Chairman of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma, has generally not been accorded a comparable status. The introduction of soldiers' "letters to the authorities" into the analysis offers grounds for reconsidering these established historiographical interpretations. An examination of soldiers' greeting addresses dating from March to early May 1917 reveals how rank-and-file servicemen perceived the activities of M.V. Rodzianko and A.F. Kerensky during the February Revolution in Petrograd and allows for an analysis of the characteristics and qualities attributed to them by soldiers themselves. These addresses shed light on developments both on the home front and at the front and help identify the principal demands addressed to the Chairman of the State Duma and the Minister of Justice following the victory of the revolution, up to the formation of the Provisional Government's first coalition cabinet and Kerensky's departure from the Ministry of Justice. The study demonstrates that soldiers tended to perceive M.V. Rodzianko as a leader of the revolution, whereas A.F. Kerensky was more often viewed as a defender of the people to whom requests, appeals, and expectations could be addressed. These findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of political authority and leadership during the revolutionary upheaval of 1917 in Russia.