The Revolution of 1905 Authority Restored [Paperback]

This second and final volume of the author's definitive study of the Revolution of 1905 and its aftermath focuses on the years 1906 and 1907, and in particular on the struggle over the Duma, the elected legislature that was the major consequence of the events of 1905. Ascher's scholarship is meticulous, and he excels in the narrative of crises, analyzing the changing correlation of forces at each stage with precision and sureness of judgment. This is not only the best one-volume history of the Russian Revolution of 1905, but a model of writing on a large topic, with balance and fullness presented in relatively brief compass In its balance and comprehensiveness, this brief history of one of Russia's great turning points offers penetrating insight into that troubled country's basic historical forces.