The First Russian revolution

«The war on literature barricades»: legal cases against press in russia during the years of the first russian Revolution

Authors: Galperin R. I.

This article deals with such sort of political cases as «literature» cases. During the years of the First Russian Revolution they occupied big part in court reports on political cases. The author emphasizes that after the Name Supreme Decree to the Senate «On casual rules for periodical press» has been signed on November 24, 1905, censorship of the tsar government became harder. Special attention is paid to researching activities of Saratov jurors from the synergy “Young Bar” who stood on guard of an opposed printed word at the time.

The role of representation power in developing foreign policy of the Russian Empire (April 1906 – June 1907)

Authors: Kustov V. A.

The paper studies the role played by the State Duma in developing foreign policy of the Russian Empire during the First Russian revolution. Competences of the representation power do not extend to foreign policy. However, the State Law, adopted in 1906, gave members of Parliament tools of indirect control that enabled them to influence current activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to shape foreign policy of the country