Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864-1915 (Russian and East European Studies)

After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863–1864, Russia established a new system of administration and control. __Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864____–____1915__ investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracy’s highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numerous layers of conflict and cooperation between the Tsarist officialdom and the local population. Presenting case studies of both modes of conflict and cooperation, Malte Rolf replaces the old, unambiguous “freedom-loving Poles vs. oppressive Russians” narrative with a more nuanced account and does justice to the complexity and diversity of encounters among Poles, Jews, and Russians in this contested geopolitical space. At the same time, he highlights the process of “provincializing the center,” the process by which the erosion of imperial rule in the Polish Kingdom facilitated the demise of the Romanov dynasty itself. Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Remarks on Transcription, Transliteration, and Quotations 14 Note on Calendar 16 Introduction. The Kingdom of Poland and Petersburg Rule 20 Part I. Russian Imperial Rule and the Kingdom of Poland: Conditions, Roles, and Relationships 34 1. The Tsar and Partitioned Poland (1772–1863) 36 2. Becoming the Vistula Land: Russian Rule from 1864 to 1915 46 3. The Viceroy and Governors-General (1864–1915) 75 4. Serving the Tsar at the Empire’s Fringes 93 5. The Power of Censorship: Tsarist Cultural Communication 101 6. Religion and Politics 119 Part II. Warsaw and the Empire 134 7. Modernizing Warsaw without Self-Governance (1880–1915) 136 8. Modern Warsaw: A Divided Community 162 Part III. Multiple Faces of an Imperial Society 194 9. Russian Warsaw 196 Part IV. The Empire’s Crisis in Poland 220 10. Revolution (1905–1907) 222 11. Regaining Stability (1907–1914) 252 Part V. Closing Remarks on the Kingdom of Poland and the Russian Empire 276 12. The Vistula Land under Imperial Rule 278 13. The Vistula Land: A Kingdom within an Empire 287 Glossary of Names 308 Notes 312 Bibliography 386 Index 448 "After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863-1864, Russia established a new system of administration and control. Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864-1915 investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracy's highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numerous layers of conflict and cooperation between the Tsarist officialdom and the local population. Presenting case studies of both modes of conflict and cooperation, Malte Rolf replaces the old, unambiguous 'freedom-loving Poles vs. oppressive Russians' narrative with a more nuanced account and does justice to the complexity and diversity of encounters among Poles, Jews, and Russians in this contested geopolitical space. At the same time, he highlights the process of 'provincializing the center,' the process by which the erosion of imperial rule in the Polish Kingdom facilitated the demise of the Romanov dynasty itself"-- Provided by publisher

After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863–1864, Russia established a new system of administration and control. Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864 – 1915 investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracy's highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numerous layers of conflict and cooperation between the Tsarist officialdom and the local population. Presenting case studies of both modes of conflict and cooperation, Malte Rolf replaces the old, unambiguous "freedom-loving Poles vs. oppressive Russians" narrative with a more nuanced account and does justice to the complexity and diversity of encounters among Poles, Jews, and Russians in this contested geopolitical space. At the same time, he highlights the process of "provincializing the center, " the process by which the erosion of imperial rule in the Polish Kingdom facilitated the demise of the Romanov dynasty itself.

After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863 - 1864, Russia established a new system of administration and control. Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864 1915 investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracys highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numerous layers of conflict and cooperation between the Tsarist officialdom and the local population. Presenting case studies of both modes of conflict and cooperation, Malte Rolf replaces the old, unambiguous freedom-loving Poles vs. oppressive Russians narrative with a more nuanced account and does justice to the complexity and diversity of encounters among Poles, Jews, and Russians in this contested geopolitical space. At the same time, he highlights the process of provincializing the center, the process by which the erosion of imperial rule in the Polish Kingdom facilitated the demise of the Romanov dynasty itself. After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863-64, Russia established a new system of administration and control. Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864-1915 investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracy's highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numerous conflicts between the Tsarist officialdom and the local population. Presenting case studies of both modes of conflict and cooperation, Malte Rolf replaces the old, unambiguous "heroic Poles vs. evil Russians" narrative with a more nuanced account and does justice to the complexity and diversity of imperials encounters of Poles, Jews, and Russians in this contested borderland. At the same time, it highlights the process of "provincializing the center," in which the erosion of imperial rule in the (Polish) borderlands facilitated the demise of the authority of the monarchy in the capital itself