Right-wing Russian organizations in the city of Vil’na and the Northwestern provinces, 1905-1915

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Rusijos imperija; Vakarinės provincijos; Rusų dešiniųjų organizacijos; Vilniaus guberinija; Kauno gubernija. Keywords: Russian empire; Western provinces; Russian right-wing organizations; Vilnius province; Kaunas province.Reikšminiai žodžiai: 20 amžius; Rusija (Russia); Imperija; Politika; Nacionalizmas; Nacionaliniai judėjimai; 20th century; Empire; Politics; Nationalism; National movements.

ENAmong the many questions discussed in this chapter, the main ones are: Who and what were the main right-wing organizations that operated in the center of the northwestern provinces? What were the relations between the northwest Russian monarchists and nationalists and the imperial authorities? And when and why did right-wing organizations seek to cooperate with the imperial government? Through an analysis of the history of northwestern right-wing organizations, their interaction with each other, and with the local and central authorities, I argue that the region was not homogenous. Russian organizations in Vil’na and Kovna provinces differed to some extent from those in Belorussian-inhabited lands, and from the beginning, they manifested themselves in a less radical and more moderate form of monarchism, while exhibiting pronounced nationalist tendencies. Before beginning a detailed analysis, it is necessary to briefly examine the situation before 1905, that is, the first steps in the organization and activities of Russian imperial elites in Vil’na, the administrative center of the region. [Extract, p. 289]