Вторая Государственная Дума

Vasily Alekseevich Maklakov (1869-1957), a member of the Central Committee of the Cadet Party, a deputy of the State Duma of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th convocations, was one of the most authoritative Russian politicians of the early 20th century and, like many at that time, dreamed of a revolutionary renewal of Russia. He met the October Revolution in Paris, where the Provisional Government sent him as an ambassador of the Russian Republic.
In the 30s, rethinking the events that led to the revolution and the role of various parties and political movements in it, the VA. Maklakov wrote memoirs about the activities of the State Duma of the 1st and 2nd convocations, in which he shared with readers bitter reflections on the results of his revolutionary struggle.