The article is focused on the origin and development of the “Black Hundreds movement” – far-right organizations following mottos of monarchism, statewide chauvinism, antisemitism and Orthodox radicalism – in the Russian empire in 1905–1917 through a prism of sights of N. E. Markov, deputy of the so-called third and the fourth State Duma, significant representative of the Russian monarchism, one of the leaders of the Black Hundreds and chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Russian People (since 1910). The article considers an analysis of the complex of questions related to split of the Union of Russian people (mass Black Hundreds monarchist organization) in 1907–1911. Particular attention is given to comprehension of the reasons of group determination of this rightwing society on “extremists” and “moderated”. However, revolution in 1917 caused their end.
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