Pyotr Stolypin: The Last Reformer of the Empire

The collapse of the Russian Empire is one of those global historical tragedies that each of us can easily project onto today's realities, onto our fate and personal history. Being a reformer in Russia is always a feat, especially in... such a dramatic era. The fate of P. A. Stolypin confirms this. Representing a deeply believing Orthodox politician, he initiated large-scale transformations, the socio-economic goal of which was to create conditions for the prosperity of a society of owners in Russia, based on law. For this, revolutionaries fiercely hated P. A. Stolypin and feared him. Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor D. V. Tabachnik documents the portrait of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire. This book is the result of working with archival materials and the memories of contemporaries. Special attention is paid to the vicissitudes of the struggle against terror, the implementation of a program of systemic reforms, attempts to reach an agreement with the liberal opposition, political intrigues, and the balance of power in the ruling elite. The book also thoroughly investigates the mysterious story of the assassination of P. A. Stolypin by an Okhrana agent, which remains one of the most enigmatic assassination attempts of the 20th century.