Law and Disorder on the Narova River

Reginald Zelnik uses a single episode—a militant strike at the Kreenholm factory, Europe''s largest textile plant—to explore the broad historical moment. In examining this crucial event of Russian history he sheds fresh light on local power relations, high politics in St. Petersburg, controversies over the rule of law, and the origins of the Russian labor movement. Zelnik sees this pivotal moment ...