Views of the higher bureaucracy of the student movement at St. Petersburg University in 1899-1902
The article is dedicated to the study of government projects to quell student riots in 1899-1902 in St. Petersburg. e article considers the reasons for the conflict that started during this period between students and the authorities, as well as the ideas of high-ranking oficials about ways to solve the student issue. Special attention is paid to the discussion between senior oficials about the nature of students’ speeches and the presence of political overtones in their demands. The author comes to the conclusion that senior oficials came up with two ways of solving the problem of student unrest: power and compromise. Furthermore, the proponents of both the first and second options for actions against students could be the same dignitaries, depending on the circumstances and whether the protesters had political demands