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Liberals under Autocracy Liberals under Autocracy (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4) Modernization and Civil Society in Russia, – Anton A. Fedyashin the university of wisconsin press Publication of this volume has been made possible, in part, through support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The University of Wisconsin Press Monroe Street, rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin - uwpress.wisc.edu Henrietta Street London wce lu, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fedyashin, Anton A. Liberals under autocracy : modernization and civil society in Russia, – / Anton A. Fedyashin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn---- (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn---- (e-book) . Viestnik Evropy (Saint Petersburg, Russia). . Russia—Intellectual life— –. . Russia—Politics and government—-. . Liberalism— Russia—History—th century. I. Title. dk..f .´—dc (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4) To the two most important women in my life: my mother Irina and my wife Anita Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction part i The Men of theHerald of Europe Born under the Iron Tsar: Family and School Formative Years: The Birth of Ideas No Place for Talent: Academia and State Service part ii The Herald of Europeas the Flagship of Russian Liberalism Birth Pangs Full of Promise: The Literary Engine of Success Publishing as Philanthropy: Printing and Politics A Parting of Ways: The Herald of Europeand Populism part iii The Emergence of a Liberal Program Challenging the Ideology of Progress: Russia and the Global Economy Solving the Agrarian Crisis: The Famine of – and the Zemstvo From Marxist Apologetics to a Moral Economy Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments I would like to thank my dissertation committee members—my advisor Cathe rine Evtuhov, the late Richard Stites, and Harley Balzer—who made possible the metamorphosis of a graduate project into a book. James Shedel’s class on Central European politics subconsciously triggered this project. My parents, Irina and Andrei, were at the source of it all as they retracted the Iron Curtain and allowed me to grow intellectually by exposing me to the best of what both sides of the Cold War world had to offer. To my mother, Irina, I owe my love of knowledge and passion for inquiry. From my father, I inherited the joie de vivre that is the fuel of intellectual persistence. My grandparents on both sides of the family created a warm and joyous childhood such as those I have read descriptions of in the best Russian novels. This book would never have seen the light of day had it not been for my wife Anita who inspired, cajoled, and forced the speedy and success- ful completion of this project. By creating every imaginable material and intellectual condition for my work, she bore the greatest responsibility for its completion. In the process, she has become an intellectual companion and a co-traveler for life. I could not have been luckier. I owe the great- est debt to Ray and Christina Hanna for creating a home in Washington and the Shenandoah Valley. Evan Jenkins unfortunately did not live to see the completion of this project, which he would have welcomed joyously. A dear friend, he greatly extended my intellectual horizons, musical tastes, and sommelier experience. I am in debt to Alexander Martin, Randall Poole, Alfred J. Rieber, and David McDonald for their priceless advice on the manuscript. Gwen Walker of the University of Wisconsin Press has been the best guide for a first book ix
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