The Union of Liberation

The arrival of liberation in 19 o two also happened to coincide with the arrival of the arch reactionary pleve as the new minister of the interior. And his hard line attacks on anything to the left of divine right absolutism, helped liberation gain a large following. But just as the union of liberation was formal coalescing in january 19 o four, the potential anti czaris coalition faced a major problem: the ruso japanese war. Many liberals set aside domestic politics to embrace the war as a matter of national interest.