A Reluctant Parliament

Download or read book A Reluctant Parliament written by Alexandra S. Korros and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Reluctant Parliament, noted historian Alexandra S. Korros deftly explores the organization and operation of the Russian Empire's State Council in the wake of the 1905 revolution. Korros dismisses the traditional interpretation that the State Council was a monolithic opponent to reform and focuses on the complex political maneuvering between those of its members anxious to make the legislative chambers work, and those determined to turn Russia away from the path of constitutional monarchy. Based on extensive research on primary sources-many of which have not been previously examined--A Reluctant Parliament is an important new addition to the field of Russian History.