The Russian Autocracy in Crisis, 1878-1882
Author | : Petr Andreevich Zaĭonchkovskiĭ |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Petr Andreevich Zaĭonchkovskiĭ |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Andrew M. Verner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780691047737 |
Two men loom large in the waning days of the Russian empire: Lenin and Nicholas II--the former by force of his personality and ideas, the latter by virtue of his inherited dominion over one-sixth of the earth. Yet, although the victor has commanded scholarly attention commensurate with his historical importance, the loser has not. Nicholas was the linchpin of the autocratic system, but his key role has been largely ignored except for some dismissive or hagiographic treatments. Andrew Verner redresses this neglect by providing both a fascinating psychological biography of the ruler and a probing analysis of his part in the revolutionary crisis of 1905. The drama of 1905, described by Lenin as the dress rehearsal for 1917, compelled Nicholas to make unprecedented concessions: a national legislature and political liberties that, as one historical school would have it, opened the door for constitutional democracy in Russia. Drawing extensively on unpublished documents and diaries found in the Romanov family and government archives in the USSR, this provocative work traces the formation of Nicholas's character amidst the conflicting theories and practices of autocracy. Verner demonstrates how autocratic ideology and structure interacted with the tsar's personality as he responded, or failed to respond, to the revolutionary storm, forever dooming Russia's constitutional promise.
Author | : Thomas S. Pearson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2004-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521894463 |
This is the first full account of the development of rural self-government in Russia from the emancipation of the serfs to its bureaucratisation in the counter-reforms of 1889-90. Professor Pearson challenges the conventional view of the counter-reforms as a concession to gentry class interests and a reaction against 'zemstvo' political activity.
Author | : Richard Sakwa |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2010-12-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1139494910 |
The view that Russia has taken a decisive shift towards authoritarianism may be premature, but there is no doubt that its democracy is in crisis. In this original and dynamic analysis of the fundamental processes shaping contemporary Russian politics, Richard Sakwa applies a new model based on the concept of Russia as a dual state. Russia's constitutional state is challenged by an administrative regime that subverts the rule of law and genuine electoral competitiveness. This has created a situation of permanent stalemate: the country is unable to move towards genuine pluralist democracy but, equally, its shift towards full-scale authoritarianism is inhibited. Sakwa argues that the dual state could be transcended either by strengthening the democratic state or by the consolidation of the arbitrary power of the administrative system. The future of the country remains open.
Author | : Andrei P. Tsygankov |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2014-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780199336203 |
Tsygankov provides a succinct account of the major periods in evolution of Russia's strong state construct by reviewing the external and internal contexts of its emergence, progression, and fall in Muscovy, St. Petersburg, Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia with an emphasis on the last two decades. Each time a combination of these contexts was distinct thereby producing different political outcomes in Russia. The book argues that a perspective on Russia from a Western viewpoint is limited and that there has been an alternative way of thinking about the nation and its problems.
Author | : Pavel Nikolaevich Mili︠u︡kov |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Russia |
ISBN | : |