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The whole country reviled Pyotr Stolypin. But it was he who could have turned Russia into a European country and prevented many of the disasters of 20th century Russia. Drawing by Natalia Mikhaylenko ...
Vladimir Putin can't seem to decide which of his two heroes he wants to be. The tough guy KGB veteran in him clearly wants to follow the example of the late hard-line Soviet leader Yury Andropov. But ...
A portrait of Stolypin by Ilya Repin. 1919. Eye-witnesses maintained that after the March crisis, Stolypin became unrecognizable, reticent; his self-confidence seemed undermined, and he himself ...
Early in the 20th century, before the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia's was the fastest-growing economy in Europe. Industrial production doubled in just 15 years, productivity was up by half. Russia was ...
Vladimir Putin can't seem to decide which of his two heroes he wants to be. The tough guy KGB veteran in him clearly wants to follow the example of the late hard-line Soviet leader Yury Andropov. But ...
"About six months ago, Dmitry Medvedev issued an instruction to consider proposals of the Stolypin Club experts", Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev said SIMFEROPOL, July 25.
Yoshiro Ikeda is an associate professor at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in modern Russian history.
The Russian Empire entered the twentieth century as one of the most powerful world powers. Russia was in danger from rapidly developing countries that were eager to redistribute the world, but an even ...