Liberal City, Conservative State: Moscow and Russia's Urban Crisis 1906-1914 by Robert William Thurston (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Texas, El Paso)
This book examines Moscow's politics and urban history between the failed 1905 Revolution and the outbreak of World War I, a time when the city led the way in attempting to resolve Russia's urban crisis. The Moscow elite responded to acute urban problems with a liberal programme of reform in housing, employment, education, and other social services, but were thwarted by strong opposition from Tsarist officials. This heightened a conflict that was to culminate in the Revolutions of 1917.