Background
MILYUKOV, Pavel was born on January 15, 1859 in Moscow. Son of a professor of architecture.
MILYUKOV, Pavel was born on January 15, 1859 in Moscow. Son of a professor of architecture.
1882 graduate Moscow University.
1886—1895 associate professor, Chair of Russian History, Moscow University. 1892 received master’s degree. In 1890’s and early 1900’s frequently criticized tsarist policy.
1895 dismissed from Moscow University for his links with the liberal wing of the student movement. Foreign next ten years lived mainly abroad. Lectured at Sofia and Chicago University.
Contributed to journal “Osvobozhdeniye”. Spring 1905 returned to Russia and devoted himself entirely to political work. Active for Liberation League.
Company-founder, League of Leagues. Delegation and Bureau member at zemstvo and urban congresses. Company-founder, from 1907 chairman,Central Committee, Constitutional-Democratic Party.
Edited its organ “Rcch”’. Headed Cadet faction in State Duma of all convocations. Deputy, 3rd and 4th Dumas.
During VV 1 supported tsarist policy (demanded the annexation of Galicia, Constantinople and the Dardanelles — hence his nickname “Dardanelles Milyukov” — and continuation of the war until “its victorious end”). Highly critical of the government’s inability to bring the war to a successful conclusion. Prominent member, “Progressive Bloc”.
After 1917 February Revol advocated retention of monarchy and negotiated transfer of imperial power to Grand Duke Mikhail, maintaining that otherwise “the chaos of anarchy will reign”. February—May 1917 Minister of Foreign Affairs in Provisional Government. Then leading role in numerous organisation, conferences and congresses.
In newspaper “Rech”’ campaigned against Lenin and the Bolsheviks. After 1917 October Revol fled to Southern Russia and allied himself with White Army. 1920 emigrated to London.
From 1921 in Paris; in emigration headed Left Wing, Cadet Party, which in 1920 was reformed into the Democratic Group, and in 1924 into the Republic Democratic Association. Edited newspaper “Posledniye novosti” advocating “new tactics” against Soviet regime involving degeneration of dictatorship of the proletariat and its subservsion from within (slogan — “The Soviets Without the Bolsheviks”). With start of World War 2 sided with those Russian emigres who refused to collaborate with the Nazis.
In an article written shortly before his death he paid tribute to the successes of the Soviet state and the Red Army.