224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is a widespread notion that Russia is forever fated to be an authoritarian country where liberalism and democracy can never make real progress. However, at the beginning of the twentieth century there was an extremely influential “liberationist” movement which culminated in the formation of a modern, Western-style liberal party, the Constitutional Democrats or “Kadets”. The book provides a... Read more
Preface Foreword 1. Prelude 2. Reform or Revolution 3. The Birth of the Kadet Party 4. The Run-Up to the First Duma 5. The First Duma (27 April – 9 July 1906) 6. Kadet Party Policy 7. Who were the Kadets? 8. Some Conclusions
Biography
Peter Enticott was formerly a researcher at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London, and the University of Wales, Cardiff; he has also been employed at the British Institute and at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm, Sweden.
