The first revolutionary outbreak in Russia.--The opposition under Nicholas I.--The reign of Alexander II: The era of reform. The revolutionary movement under Alexander II. The terror. The last year of the reign of Alexander II.--The reign of Alexander III. The revolutionists at the accession of Alexander III. The influence of the Slavophiles in the development. Alexander III and his ministers. The reaction under Alexander III. The results of the reaction in economic matters. The revolutionary movement under Alexander III.--The present era: The first years of the reign of Nicholas II. The reaction under Nicholas II. The development of the revolutionary movement under Nicholas II. Supplement: The Von Plehve regime. The time after the death of the minister Von Plehve. The revolutionary forces - the chances of the agitation for freedom.