Nineteenth-Century Russia: Opposition to Autocracy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780582357679)

This concise and accessible introduction to Russia in the nineteenth century, focuses particularly on the rise of radicalism. Derek Offord examines all the major schools of thought and looks in detail at the great thinkers and writers of the day, including Herzen, Chernyshevsky, Bakunin and Tolstoy. Also examined and set in context are the great 'events' in the history of Russian radicalism, from the Decembrist Revolt to the 'going to the people' in 1874.

Author: Derek Offord
ISBN-10: 0582357675
ISBN-13: 9780582357679
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/06/1999
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.50w x 0.33d