The Assassination of Plenary

When plev was assassinated in july of 19 o four to exactly zero public expressions of regret, the liberals were further emboldened. And it was this pressure that forced the czar to go against his instincts and elevate the liberal ish prince mirsky to be his new minister of the interior. More radical elements were then able to move in a more radical direction. Sstruve warned readers of liberation not to be seduced by the mere whiff of reform that mirsky's promotion represented.