1st Edition

Between Two Revolutions Stolypin and the Politics of Renewal in Russia

By Peter Waldron Copyright 1998
230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1998, is an original and comprehensive study of a key period of Russian history, between the success of the autocracy in retaining power in the 1905 Revolution and the debacle of the Tsar’s crushing defeat in 1917. Focusing on Stolypin, Prime Minister between 1906–11, the study explores tsarism’s final attempt to reform Russia. Stolypin seized the opportunity to... Read more

1. Reform or Repression? The Dilemma of Tsarism  2. Renewing Russia: Stolypin’s Programme  3. Institutional Failure: The Paralysis of Parliament  4. The Mobilisation of Conservative Opinion  5. Reform Defeated  6. Conclusion: Between Two Revolutions

Biography

Peter Waldron