There is a widespread notion that Russia is forever fated to be an
authoritarian country where liberalism and democracy can never make
real progress. However, at the beginning of the twentieth century
there was an extremely influential "liberationist" movement which
culminated in the formation of a modern, Western-style liberal
party, the Constitutional Democrats or "Kadets". The book provides
a comprehensive history of the rise of the Kadets, focusing, in
particular, on the revolutionary years 1905-06. It outlines how
they dominated the first Duma elected by the people and analyses
their policies, social composition and political tactics. The book
challenges the view (shared by many historians) that the Kadets
were inherently extreme, doctrinaire or unwilling to compromise,
and argues that their eventual failure was primarily due to the
intransigence of the old regime. The Russian Liberals and the
Revolution of 1905 illustrates, in detail, that the Kadets offered
a moderate alternative to reaction on the one hand and revolution
on the other.
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