Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction to the 2009 edition ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The European pattern and the beginnings of Russian censorship 7
7. 2. The early administrative system and the rise of mysticism, 1801-17 24
8. 3. Golitsyn's fall and the decline of mysticism, 1817-25 38
9. 4. Nicholas I's censorship innovations, 1825-32 52
10. 5. Censorship and the new journalism, 1832-48 67
11. 6. A system under siege, 1848-55 83
12. 7. Confused steps towards reform, 1855-61 97
13. 8. The dilemmas of liberal censorship, 1862-63 118
14. 9. The reform of 6 April 1865 137
15. 10. The first year of the reformed system, 1865-66 150
16. 11. Control of press freedom: warnings, court cases, and libel laws, 1867-69 167
17. 12. Censorship repression and the emergence of a 'European' press, 1869-89 181
18. 13. The last years of the administrative system, 1889-1906 207
19. 14. Autocracy and the press: the historic conflict 227
20. Appendices 235
21. Notes 259
22. Bibliography 311
23. Index 315