Politics of the Russian Nobility, 1881–1905

Contents Tables Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE A Prologue CHAPTER 1 The Nobility as a Social Formation CHAPTER 2 Land and Economy CHAPTER 3 Traditional Politics PART TWO Mounting Tensions, 1881-1905 CHAPTER 4 Terrorism, the Great Depression, and Noble Politics CHAPTER 5 Founding the Noble Land Bank CHAPTER 6 The Politics of Entail CHAPTER 7 Remaking the Noble Land Bank CHAPTER 8 The Railroad Question CHAPTER 9 The Peasant Question Conclusion: Noble Politics in Comparative Perspective Notes Selected Bibliography Index