There were no legal or constitutional methods by which Tsarist power could be challenged. This vast, diverse Empire was ruled by a series of Tsars. They ran the country as autocrats. This meant ...

Causes of the 1905 Revolution Attempts to strengthen Tsarism, 1905-1914 Reasons for the February Revolution, 1917 Reasons for the success of the October Revolution, 1917 Reasons for the victory of ...

Vladimir Putin has been turned into an ancient tsarist emperor and army marshal in a tribute portrait. A hagiographic image of the Putin, in a highly ornate military dress uniform with elaborate ...

Liberalism is a critically important topic in the contemporary world as liberal values and institutions are in retreat in countries where they seemed relatively secure. Lucidly written and accessible, ...

Unlike the steely-faced heroes of Soviet propaganda, some of the tsarist-era posters depict human weakness. This poster advertises a fund-raising rally “to help victims of the war.” ...

Vladimir Putin has been depicted as an ancient tsarist emperor and army marshal in a tribute portrait. The image portrays Putin, dressed in an ornate military uniform with intricate embroidery and ...

The book is about the long shadow of Tsarist Russia’s legacies of the neglected institution of estate (sosloviye), and how they shape present social structure and democracy despite the seven decades ...

Stefan B. Kirmse challenges these assumptions in this important new study of empire-building, minority rights, and legal practice in late Tsarist Russia, revealing how legal reform transformed ...

Although her life had assurance and all the comforts of eminence, it rested on fragile foundations. The Tsarist state maintained its grip over a changing society by repression. Talk of revolution ...