The Emergence of Russian Contitutionalism 1900–1904

One. The Social-Economic Crisis on the Eve of the 20th Century and the Political Mobilization of Society.- 1. Economic crisis and erosion of the governmental system.- 2. Social mobilization and political opposition.- 3. Economic crisis and erosion of social loyalty.- Two. Towards a Constitutionalist Programme.- 1. Political theory and social change.- 2. The origins of the periodical Osvobozhdenie.- 3. The first constitutionalist programme.- Three. Constitutionalism in the ‘Public Movement’ 1900–1904.- 1. Institutions and contacts of the ‘Public Movement’.- a. Personal contacts, salons and circles.- b. The Beseda.- c. Journalism and the press.- d. Voluntary associations and interregional congresses.- e. The zemstvo movement.- f. The zemstvo movement and the ‘Special conference on the needs of agriculture’.- 2. The problems of informal organization.- 3. The transition to formal organization.- Conclusion.- 1. Social structure.- 2. Organizational development.- 3. Strategy and tactics.- Appendices.- I. Biographical sketches.- II. Members of the Union of Liberation, 1904–1905.- III. Regional distribution of constitutionalist groups.- Notes.