Liberal City, Conservative State: Moscow and Russia's Urban Crisis 1906-1914 - Hardcover

An outstanding contribution to the growing body of first-rate monographic literature on the historical milieu of Russia's pre-Revolutionary cities....Based on an impressive array of archival resources and printed documentary collections. (Choice)

This book examines Moscow's politics and urban history between the failed 1905 Revolution and the outbreak of World War I, a time when the city led the way in attempting to resolve Russia's urban crisis. The Moscow élite responded to acute urban problems with a liberal programme of reform in housing, employment, education, and other social services, but were thwarted by strong opposition from Tsarist officials. This heightened a conflict that was to culminate in the Revolutions of 1917.