Reaction and revolution : Russia 1894-1924

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Cover; Book title; Contents; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Russia in 1894; 1 The land, the people and tsardom; 2 The problem of reform; CHAPTER 2 Nicholas II's early rule 1894-1905; 1 Nicholas II: character and policies; 2 Economic reform 1893-1903; 3 The opponents of tsardom; 4 The Russo-Japanese War 1904-5; 5 The 1905 Revolution; CHAPTER 3 Romanov rule 1906-14; 1 Economic policy under Stolypin; 2 The dumas 1906-14; 3 Growing tensions in Russia 1911-14; 4 Russia's foreign policy before 1914; 5 The tsar's position at the outbreak of war in 1914; 6 Key debate; CHAPTER 4 War and revolution 1914-17. 1 Why Russia went to war in 19142 The impact of war on Russia; 3 The growth of opposition to tsardom; 4 The February Revolution; 5 Key debate; CHAPTER 5 1917: From Provisional Government to October Revolution; 1 The Dual Authority; 2 The return of the Bolsheviks; 3 The Provisional Government and its problems; 4 The October Revolution; 5 Reasons for Bolshevik success; 6 Key debate; CHAPTER 6 The Bolshevik consolidation of power 1917-24; 1 The Bolsheviks in power; 2 The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly; 3 The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918; 4 The Russian Civil War 1918-20. 5 The foreign interventions 1918-206 Lenin's methods for imposing control 1917-21; 7 War Communism 1918-21; 8 The Kronstadt Rising 1921; 9 The New Economic Policy; Study guide; Glossary of terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W