Russian Rightists and the Revolution of 1905

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Cambridge University Press, Feb 24, 1995 - History - 286 pages
Russian Rightists and the Revolution of 1905 examines the emergence of right-wing organizations in Russia during the political crisis of 1905SH1907. In this comprehensive study of rightist activity throughout the country, Professor Rawson demonstrates how the rightists attempted to resolve the impasse between autocracy and constitutionalism that Russia had reached by the end of 1905. He concludes that the rightist organizations mobilized a substantial segment of public sentiment and helped induce the autocracy to reassert its authority.
 

Contents

The advent of the rightist movement
2
The formation of national rightist organizations
17
The Russian Monarchist Party
19
The Union of Russian Men
32
The Russian Assembly
44
The Union of the Russian People
54
The formation of regional rightist organizations
72
Rightists in the central provinces
73
The Patriotic Union and the United Nobility
107
Rightist strategies and achievements
123
Rightists and the use of violence
125
Rightists and the government
140
Rightists and the Duma
150
Conclusion and epilogue
193
Notes
201
Bibliography
237

Rightists in the western borderlands
89
The role of specialinterest groups
105
Index
245
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