Imperial Russia: A Source Book, 1700-1917

Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
	Contents
	List of Maps
1 The Revolt und Punishment of the Streltsy in 1698: An Eyewitness Account
2 Reorganization of Russia by Peter the Great
3 The Problem of Imperial Succession: Peter\'s Relations with His Son Alexei
4 Pososhkov on Poverty and Wealth
5 Events Surrounding the Assumption of Power by Empress Anna, 1730
6 Events Surrounding the Assumption of Power by Empress Elizabeth, 1741
7 Lomonsov’s Challenge of the “Normanist Theory,” 1749
8 Peter Ill\'s Charter to the Nobility, February 18,1762
9 Catherine II\'s Account of Her Accession to the Throne, 1762
10. The Nakaz, or Instruction, of Catherine II to the Legislative Commission of 1767-1768
	Chapter I
	Chapter II
	Chapter III
	Chapter IV
	Chapter V
	Chapter VE
	Chapter VIII
	Chapter XII
	Chapter XIII
	Chapter XIV
	Chapter XV
	Chapter XVI
	Chapter XIX
11 The Russo-Polish Treaty on the First Partition of Poland, September 18,1773
12 The Pugachev Rebellion
13 The Treaty of Kutchuk Kainardzhi, July 21,1774
	Article 11
	Article 12
	Article 13
	Article 14
	Article 15
	Article 16
	Article 17
	Article 18
	Article 19
	Article 20
	Article 21
	Article 22
	Article 23
	Article 24
	Article 25
	Article 26
14 Catherine II’s Charter to the Nobility, April 21,1785
15 Radishchev’s Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow
16 Conditions of Peasants in the 18th Century
17. Czartoryski’s Account of the Events Surrounding the Assassination of Paul, 1801
18 Alexander I’s Decree on Free Agriculturists, February 20,1803
19 The Franco-Russian Arrangements at Tilsit, July 7,1807
20 Speranskii’s Proposed Brief Outline of State Organization, 1809
Alexander I\'s Proclamations During the War of 1812
22 The Holy Alliance, September 26,1815
23 Polish Freedoms under the Constitution of 1815
	Article 103
	Article 104
	Article 105
	Article 108
	Article 109
	Article 118
	Article 120
	Article 124
	Article 126
	Article 129
	Article 130
	Article 131
	Article 138
	Article 140
	Article 141
	Article 165
24 The Question of Imperial Succession
25 The Decembrist Movement
	Chapter 1. The Russian People and Government
	Chapter 11. Citizens
	Chapter 111. Status, Personal Rights, and Obligations of Russians
	Chapter X. The Supreme Executive Power
26 Nicholas I\'s Manifesto on Peasant Unrest, May 2,1826
27 The Eastern Question, 1828-1856
	Article 14
	Article IS
	Article 1
	Separate Article
	Article 10
	Article 11
	Article 12
	Article 13
	Article 14
	Article 15
	Article 16
	Article 17
	Article 18
	Article 19
	Article 20
	Article 21
	Article 2
	Article 3
	Article 4
28 Belinskiï’s Letter to Gogol, July 15,1847
29 Program of the Society of Sts. Cyril and Methodius
30 Herzen\'s Letter to Michelet, September 22,1851
31 The Franco-Russian Treaty of Neutrality and Cooperation, March 3,1859
32 The Russo-Chinese Treaties, 1858-1860
	Article 1
	Article 2
	Article 3
	Article 15
33 The Emancipation Manifesto, March 3,1861
34 Katkov\'s Views on the Polish Situation, 1863
35 Treaty Ceding Alaska, March 30,1867
	Article 1
36 The Russo-German Alliance System, 1863-1890
37 Turgenev’s “Definition” of Nihilism
38 The Catechism of the Revolutionary, 1868
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39 Demands of the Narodnaia Volia
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40 The Russo-Turkish Treaty of San Stefano, March 3, 1878
	Article 1
	Article 2
41 Russian Pan-Slavism: Danilevskii’s Views
42 Pobedonostsev’s Criticism of Modern Society
43 Program of Plekhanov\'s Group for the Emancipation of Labor, 1884
44 The Franco-Russian Military Convention, August 27,1891
45 The Russo-Chinese Secret Treaty of Alliance, June 3,1896
46 Lenin’s Concept of the Revolutionary Party
47 Father Gapon’s Petition to Nicholas II, January 22,1905
48 Concessions of Nicholas II in the Revolution of 1905
49 The Fundamental Laws of Imperial Russia, 1906
50 Programs of Russian Political Parties
	II.	Government Apparatus
	III.	Local Self-Government and Autonomy
	IV.	Courts
	V.	Financial and Economic Policy
	VI.	Agrarian Legislation
	VII.	Labor Legislation
	VIII.	Problems of Education
	The Statute of the Union of the Russian People
51 Witte’s Account of His Premiership
52 The Russo-English Treaty on Persia, Afghanistan and Tibet, August 31,1907
53 Russia and Japan on the Division of China, 1907-1916
	Additional Article
	Article 1
	Article 2
	Article 3
54 Rasputin: The Holy Devil
55 Dumovo’s Memorandum, February 1914
56 Russia’s Entry into World War I: Sazonov’s Account
57 Program of the Progressive Bloc, September 1915
58 Abdication of the Romanovs, March 1917
	Chronological Table
	Selected Bibliography