Russian Constitutionalism and Elections in Noble Assemblies under Alexander I

alexander griboyedov: russian poet, dramatist and diplomat in iran

alexander sergeyevich griboyedov was a russian diplomat, playwright, and composer. he is recognized in russian literature as a dramatist and writer of a book, whose fame rests on the brilliant verse comedy woe from wit (the woes of wit), a satire on russian aristocratic society which continus to be one of the most often staged plays in russia. however, in iran he is known as the great russian a...

Alexander Samoylov: Founding father of Russian electrophysiology.

Alexander Samoylov (Fig. 1) was born on 27 March, 1867, in Odessa. After completing gymnasium school, he began at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics in Novorossiisk University, but before graduating changed his mind in favor of medicine. He enrolled in the medical faculty at the University of Derpt (now Tartu) and graduated in 1892 as a Doctor of Medicine. In the same year, in St. Petersbur...

Field experiment estimate of electoral fraud in Russian parliamentary elections.

Electoral fraud is a widespread phenomenon, especially outside the developed world. Despite abundant qualitative and anecdotal evidence on its existence from around the world, there is very limited quantitative evidence on the extent of electoral fraud. We exploit random assignment of independent observers to 156 of 3,164 polling stations in the city of Moscow to estimate the effect of electora...

In memoriam: Alexander I. Klimov (1943-2013).

Should Progressive Constitutionalism Embrace Popular Constitutionalism?

There are two conceptions of progressive constitutionalism explored in this Symposium. The first is of progressive constitutionalism as, first and foremost, a programmatic agenda, focused on how progressives’ “distinctive constitutional vision may best be transmuted into claims of constitutional law.”1 To the extent that this constitutional vision entails only a set of policy preferences (e.g.,...