Doomed Dreamers. Four Provisional Governments or Why the Revolution Was Inevitable

This edition continues the author’s series by Pavel Krasheninnikov, which already includes the books “From Tribe to Empire. The Emergence of Russian Statehood and Law,” “The Time of Great Reforms. The Golden Age of Russian Statehood and Law,” and “The Twilight of the Empire. Russian Statehood and Law at the Turn of the Centuries.” It covers a short but pivotal period for Russia—from March to October 1917.

This was a time of revolutionary changes, a surge in social and political movements, and rapid turnover of power. In the country, revolutions thundered one after another— the February bourgeois revolution and the Great October Socialist Revolution. How did the Provisional Government enter the political arena? How did it defend the interests of the nation, and why did it fail? These and other questions are examined through a modern perspective in the new book by a well-known Russian legal scholar, Doctor of Law, Professor Pavel Krasheninnikov. Investigating the legal decisions of the Provisional Government, the author reflects on what influence they had on Russia’s political system and on the fate of an enormous country.

If you are interested in the history of Russia, the history of the state and law, this edition will be an invaluable contribution to your reading library.

Pavel Vladimirovich Krasheninnikov is a Doctor of Law, a professor, a specialist in civil law. Author of many scholarly works in private and public law, as well as in the history of statehood and law. Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the codification and improvement of civil legislation.