Dmitry Shipov
Dmitry Nikolaevich Shipov (14 May 1851 – 14 January 1920[
Shipov acted as a political mentor of Georgy Lvov, Russia's future first Prime Minister.[1][2] According to Solzhenitsyn in “November 1916”, Shipov was not, or ought not to have been considered a ‘Slavophile’, a slandering term at the time assigned to him by his radically leftist opponents—one which appears to have ‘tarred’ him, inaccurately, to this day!"
Biography
Early life
Shipov was a graduate of
Shipov was a deeply conservative Christian.[4]
Career
Dmitry Shipov organised the zemstvos at a national level. Despite the zemstvos crucial role in bringing about the 1905 Revolution, the zemstvo men being 'unlikely pioneers', Shipov himself was strongly opposed to the demands for a constitution by the liberals, and was himself a devoted monarchist. He saw it as his mission to strengthen the Tsar's autocracy by bringing the Sovereign 'closer to his people', organised through the zemstvos and a consultative parliament.[1] He believed in a Russia which was a 'locally self-governing land with an autocratic Sovereign at its head', and was a believer in the ancient 'communion' between the Tsar and his subjects, a union he viewed only had been broken by the 'autocracy of bureaucracy'.[1] He argued for more political and civil liberties, but also viewed Tsarism as morally superior to democracy.[5] He viewed the state as an 'indispensable institution for the realisation of Christian ideals'.[4]
Despite his views, he was respected even by those who disagreed with him in the zemstvos, and was the unchallenged leader of the conservative wing in the zemstvo movement.[6]
He was the founder of the
He was elected chairman in the first
Shipov was one of the principal founders of the
He was elected member of the
Russian Revolution and Death
He was part of the member of the
References
- ^ a b c d e Figes, pp. 164–5
- ^ a b Figes, p. 194
- ^ Peter Kropotkin (1905-01-01). "The Constitutional Agitation in Russia". revoltlib.com. The Nineteenth Century.
It is only known that some Zemstvo delegates, under the presidency of M. Shipov, are discussing these vital questions.
- ^ a b Pipes, p. 172
- ^ Pipes, p. 171
- ^ a b c d Pipes, p. 173
- ^ Figes, p. 172
Bibliography
- Figes, Orlando (2014). A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924. London: The Bodley Head. ISBN 9781847922915.
- Pipes, Richard (2005). Russian Conservatism and Its Critics: A Study in Political Culture. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300122691.
- V.I. Gurko. Features And Figures Of The Past. Government And Opinion In The Reign Of Nicholas II.