Russia Under The Last Tsar

Opposition and Subversion 1894 - 1917.

This collection provides scholars and students with a wide-ranging overview of the issues, events and personalities of two turbulent decades before the 1917 revolution in Russia. In particular, it analyses the motivations and activities of the various political parties operating during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, nicknamed by his opponents "Nicholas the Last". The factions examined range from the most radical foes of the tsarist regime, including the anarchists, the Socialists Revolutionaries, and the Social Democrats, such as the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks, to conservative and monarchist groups loyal to the imperial system.

The book also considers the response to intense political activity and the revolutionary upheaval from state institutions such as the police and the church. The volume brings together the most recent scholarship and a variety of perspectives, including these based on new discoveries in the Russian archives since the fall of Communism.

Suitable for students of modern European history, Russian history and Russian studies.