Russia's Rulers Under the Old RegimeWho were the members of the Russian ruling elite during the reign of the last Tsar before the Revolution? How did high level politics operate in Imperial Russia's last years? In this highly original book, Dominic Lieven probes deeply into the lives of the 215 men appointed by Nicholas II to the State Council, which contained all important members of the Russian governmental system of that era. Basing his research on previously untouched Soviet