| Titre | Democracy versus the rule of a civic elite : Aleksandr Ivanovich Novikov and the fate of self-government in Russia | |
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| Auteur | Samuel C. Ramer | |
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Revue |
Cahiers du monde russe Titre à cette date : Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique |
| Numéro | volume 22, no 2-3, avril-septembre 1981 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 167-185 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Samuel С. Ramer, Democracy versus the rule of a civic elite: Aleksandr Ivanovič Novikov and the fate of self-government in Russia.
Aleksandr Ivanovič Novikov's Zapiski zemskogo načal'nika has long been a valuable guide for scholars interested in rural Russia at the turn of the century. Almost nothing has been written about Novikov himself, even though his career and political ideas shed light on a number of general problems in Russia's political history, and this article attempts to fill that gap. Novikov came from a prominent Slavophile family. His experience as a zemskij načal'nik transformed him from a paternalistic landlord into a prolific advocate of universal education and the rule of law. At the beginning of this century he identified himself more and more closely with the emerging liberal movement in Russia. As mayor of Baku from 1902 to 1904 he attempted to improve city administration by hiring members of the zemstvo's" third element" to staff city positions. He failed as a mayor because of his indifference to local customs and national sensitivities, his disdain for any politics based on interests rather than ideals, and his contempt for the Baku duma, whose members regarded patronage and business as legitimate parts of political life. This article examines his growing impatience with democracy as manifested in Russia's institutions of local self-government and his wish for rule by an enlightened civic elite such as the "third element." Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cmr_0008-0160_1981_num_22_2_1911 |
