ABSTRACT

Hans Rogger's study of Russia under the last two Tsars takes as its starting point what the Russians themselves saw as the central issue confronting their nation: the relationship between state and society, and its effects on politics, economics and class in these critical years.

chapter Chapter One|13 pages

Prologue

chapter Chapter Two|13 pages

Tsar, autocrat, and emperor

chapter Chapter Three|17 pages

Corridors of power: the tsar’s ministers

chapter Chapter Four|27 pages

Bureaucrats, policemen, and public servants

chapter Chapter Five|29 pages

Peasants and nobles: the problems of rural Russia

chapter Chapter Six|32 pages

Progress and poverty

chapter Chapter Seven|30 pages

Politics and revolution

chapter Chapter Eight|20 pages

Empire abroad: foreign policy till 1905

chapter Chapter Nine|26 pages

Empire at home: the non-Russians

chapter Chapter Ten|21 pages

The ambiguous revolution

chapter Chapter Eleven|22 pages

Hopes and fears 1907–1914

chapter Chapter Twelve|21 pages

The last act: July 1914 to February 1917

chapter Chapter Thirteen|20 pages

Epilogue: February to October 1917