947.47 POL Politics and Society in Provincial Russia : Saratov, 1590 - 1927 / ed.: R. A. Wade, S. J. Seregny. - Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 1989. - 468 p. - Bibliography : p. 427 - 454. - ISBN 0-8142-0494-5. - Текст : непосредственный. Notes : p. 343 - 424. Glossary : p. 425 - 426. Contributors : p. 455 - 458. Index : p. 459 - 468
Seregny, Scott. Saratov as Russian History / S. J. Seregny, R. A. Wade Hart, James. From Frontier Outpost to Provincial Capital : Saratov, 1590-1860 / J. G. Hart Kimball, Alan. Conspiracy and Circumstance in Saratov, 1859-1864 / A. Kimball McKinsey, Pamela Sears. Populists, Workers, Peasants, and the Beginning of Worker Organization in Saratov / P. S. McKinsey Melancon, Michael. Athens or Babylon? The Birth of the Socialist Revolutionary and Social Democratic Parties in Saratov, 1890-1905 / M. Melancon Seregny, Scott. Zemstvo Rabbits, Antichrists, and Revolutionaries : Rural Teachers in Saratov Province, 1890-1907 / S. J. Seregny Long, James. The Volga Germans of Saratov Province between Reform and Revolution, 1861-1905 / J. W. Long Fallows, Thomas. Governor Stolypin and the Revolution of 1905 in Saratov / T. Fallows Mixter, Timothy. Peasant Collective Action in Saratov Province, 1902-1906 / T. R. Mixter Gerasimenko, Grigorii Alekseevich. The Stolypin Agrarian Reforms in Saratov Province / G. A. Gerasimenko Raleigh, Donald. The Impact of World War I on Saratov and Its Revolutionary Movement / D. J. Raleigh Raleigh, Donald. The Revolution of 1917 and the Establishment of Soviet Power in Saratov / D. J. Raleigh Wade, Rex. The Saratov Red Guards / R. A. Wade
"Politics and Society in Provincial Russia" is the first attempt by a group of western and Soviet historians to examine the major issues in late Imperial Russian history and the Revolution from the vantage point of a single province. The contributors provide a description and an analysis of the major social and political developments of the era from the Great Reforms through 1917 as they were played out in this Volga River province (located about 600 miles southeast of Moscow), while giving a vivid sense of how provincial Russians responded to and helped shape the dramatic events of the period. What emerges is a collective portrait of one of the most exciting and volatile regions of the Russian Empire. Drawing on extensive research in printed and archival materials in the Soviet Union and elsewhere, the authors examine what made Saratov unique, yet also underscore the ways its development reflected broader national patterns. They explore a wide range of topics: Saratov’s development from a frontier outpost to provincial administrative, cultural, and economic center; the growth of organized opposition to the autocracy from the 1860s to the formation of socialist, liberal, and other political parties around the turn of the century; social movements among the province’s working class, peasantry, professionals, and national minorities (Volga Germans); the stormy history of the 1904 - 1906 revolutionary era; bureaucratic efforts to contain the political and social challenges confronting the old regime while at the same time trying to craft reform policies designed to undercut opposition and build social support for the regime; the impact of World War I; and of course, the drama of 1917 outside the capital cities. As local history, this study breaks fresh ground, but it is not simply a study of a province. The authors carefully trace the often complex, dynamic relationship that existed between the Russian periphery and the metropolis, demonstrating that it was a two-way street. Extensive and varied personal links, involving some of Russia’s most celebrated figures, tied this faraway Volga province to the center. National policies were often transformed when implemented in Saratov. Provincial Russia, particularly a vibrant place like Saratov, exerted its own influence on official behavior in St. Petersburg, on the calculations and strategies of national political movements, and even on the pulse of events in the capitals. "Politics and Society in Provincial Russia" provides significant insight into how millions of Russians who lived in the provinces experienced the crucial episodes and issues that confronted Imperial Russia during its last decades. Rex A. Wade is Professor of History at George Mason University and author of "The Russian Search for Peace, February - October 1917" and "Red Guards and Workers' Militias in the Russian Revolution". Scott J. Seregny, Associate Professor of History at Indiana University, Indianapolis, is the author of "Russian Teachers and Peasant Revolution"
