The reformer
Subtitle: how one liberal fought to preempt the Russian Revolution
By: Stephen F. Williams
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 479
ISBN-13: 9781594039539
Subjects: Politics and government; Politicians; Liberalism; Reformers; Biography; History
Other titles: How one liberal fought to preempt the Russian Revolution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why Maklakov?; title: Origins of a public figure. Scapegrace and scholar ; Trial lawyer ; Friends and lovers; title: A radical tide. Into politics, and earlysigns of deviance from party dogma ; A constitution for Russia? ; The first Duma : take-off and crash landing ; The second Duma : challenging Stolypin, engaging Stolypin; title: Reform in the third and fourth Dumas. The third and fourth Dumas and Maklakov's fight against government arbitrariness ; Religious liberty ; National minorities ; Judicial reform, citizen remedies ; Peasant rights ; Reforms and reform : an appraisal; title: The slide toward revolution. National liberals ; War, and the mad chauffeur ; The killing of Rasputin ; February 1917 ; In the maelstrom : the Liberals in office; title: Postlude. Exile ; Coda : the rule of law as the thin end of the wedge.