Sergey Yulievich Witte’s Views on the Transformation of the Political System of the Russian Empire During the First Russian Revolution of 1905–1907
Abstract
The article analyzes the views of Sergei Yulievich Witte regarding the possibility and the necessity of transforming the political basis of the state power in the Russian Empire during the first Russian Revolution of 1905–1907. The author draws the conclusion that Witte, as a politician, went through a difficult path of overcoming monarchical views and realizing the need to introduce a number of political freedoms and establish the legislative parliament in the Russian Empire.
Keywords
Sergei Yulievich Witte,
Revolution of 1905–1907,
State Duma,
Bulygin Duma,
Manifesto of October 17,
1905
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared based on the results of the scientifi c and practical conference “Public administration at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries. The experience of S. Yu. Witte’s reformism”, held on October 28, 2022 at the RANEPA SPIU (St. Petersburg)
About the Author
V. S. Rubezhov
North-Western Institute of Management, Russian Academy of
National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; Faculty of State and Municipal Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladislav S. Rubezhov, BA student
(Saint Petersburg
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Rubezhov V.S. Sergey Yulievich Witte’s Views on the Transformation of the Political System of the Russian Empire During the First Russian Revolution of 1905–1907. Novelty. Experiment. Traditions (N.Ex.T). 2023;9(1 (21)):48-52. (In Russ.)
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