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.
List of maps.Preface.Chapter one: Prologue.Chapter two: Tsar, autocrat and emperor.Chapter three: Corridors of power: the Tsar's ministers.Chapter four: Bureaucrats, policemen and public servants.Chapter five: Peasants and nobles: the problems of rural Russia.Chapter six: Progress and poverty.Chapter seven: Politics and revolution.Chapter eightEmpire abroad: foreign policy till 1905.Chapter nine: Empire at home: the non-Russians.Chapter ten: The ambiguous revolution.Chapter eleven: Hopes and fears: 1907-1914.Chapter twelve: The last act: July 1914- February 1917.Chapter thirteen: Epilogue: February to October 1917.Selected bibliography.Maps.Index.
'Hans Rogger's volume is a gem.'English Historical Review
