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Russian Rightists and the Revolution of 1905 examines the emergence of right-wing organisations in Russia during the political crisis of 1905 1907. In the first comprehensive account of rightist activity throughout the country, it focuses not only on such nationally prominent parties as the Union of the Russian People, but also on provincial organisations. Professor Rawson demonstrates how the rightists attempted to resolve the impasse between autocracy and constitutionalism that Russia had reached by the end of 1905. These defenders of the old order sought to counter the liberal and radical forces arrayed against the autocracy, sometimes by force, more often by campaigning in elections to the State Duma. The study concludes that the rightist organisations, while never a match for the opposition parties, mobilized a substantial segment of public sentiment and helped induce the autocracy to reassert its authority.
List of contents
List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The advent of the rightist movement; Part I. The Formation of National Rightist Organisations: 2. The Russian Monarchist party; 3. The union of Russian men; 4. The Russian assembly; 5. The union of the Russian people; Part II. The Formation of Regional Rightest Organisations: 6. Rightists in the central provinces; 7. Rightists in the western borderlands; Part III. The Role of Special-Interest Groups: 8. The patriotic union and the united nobility; Part IV. Rightest Strategies and Achievements: 9. Rightists and the use of violence; 10. Rightists and the government; 11. Rightists and the Duma; Conclusion and epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
Russian Rightists and the Revolution of 1905 examines the emergence of right-wing organisations in Russia during the political crisis of 1905-1907.
