The formation of political parties and the first national elections in Russia

This Is The Most Comprehensive Analysis Of The First National Elections In Russia Ever Written. Emmons Lucidly Assesses All Forces That Favored Parliamentary Government, Not Just The Much-studied Kadets And Octobrists. Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Formation Of Political Parties -- 1. The Constitutional- Democratic Party And L'ouverture à Gauche -- 2. The Union Of October 17 And Its Allies: Raznosherstnaia Kompaniia -- Ii. The Parties, The State, And The Election Campaign -- 3. The Kadet Bloc -- 4. The Octobrist Bloc -- Iii. The First National Elections -- 5. Phase I: The Preliminary Elections And Special City Elections -- 6. Phase Ii: The Provincial Elections -- 7. Results And Prospects -- Abbreviations -- Appendix Party Alignments Of Zemstvo Activists In 1905 And 1906 -- A Note On Literature And Sources -- Notes -- Index Terence Emmons. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical Reference And Index English