III STATE DUMA IN ESTIMATIONS OF SIBERIAN SOCIALISTS-REVOLUTIONARIES (ON MATERIALS OF ILLEGAL PRESS)

Abstract

In article on basis of published and archival documents, research literature estimations given by an illegal press of Siberian organizations of PSR, to various aspects of activity of III State Duma per 1907-1912 are considered. On the basis of studying illegal editions of socialists-revolutionaries author has found out their position in relation to elections in Duma of third convocation. In article illegal editions of Siberian socialists-revolutionaries, describing social and party structure of the deputy case, prominent representatives of different fractions, and their behavior within precincts of parliament are quoted. The maintenance of editions of Siberian socialists-revolutionaries, various parties of legislative activity of III Duma, devoted to estimations is in detail stated: statement of state budget, agrarian and working legislation, etc. Estimations of socialists-revolutionaries to P.A. Stolypin’s agrarian transformations are resulted. The reasons of accrued indifferent attitude of population to activity of III Duma are opened. In article it is drawn a conclusion, that Siberian socialists-revolutionaries in illegal press III Dumas dominated over it conservative ideas have adequately enough estimated social and party structure, progovernmental orientation of majority of deputies, slipping to right positions of cadets. In opinion of members of PSR, Russian parliament practically did not represent broad masses of population. Esser’s authors considered not productive legislative activity of Duma, fairly marking, that III Duma has not managed to execute main task – to express political will of population in form of legislation. Therefore in all editions socialists-revolutionaries called citizens to struggle for Constituent assembly which, in their opinion, could resolve all national needs.