{"product_id":"what-is-to-be-done-nikolai-chernyshevsky-9781454971092","title":"What Is to Be Done?","description":"\u003cb\u003eArguably one of the most historically significant novels of all time, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is to Be Done? \u003c\/i\u003eplayed a crucial role in inspiring the Russian revolutionary intelligentsia and earned Lenin's praise as pre-Marx socialism's greatest voice, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square \u0026amp; Co. Signature Classics Line.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Controversial and profoundly impactful, Nikolai Chernyshevsky's 1863 novel, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is to Be Done?\u003c\/i\u003e offered a radical vision of selfless intellectuals remaking society through reason and science, inspiring Russian revolutionaries and helping to reshape Russian nineteenth-century politics and imagination. With its critique of moderate reform, Chernyshevsky's novel offered a powerful socialist vision that would exacerbate the divide between revolutionaries and liberal reformers, paving the way for Marx's work and the Russian Revolution. Its impact cannot be overstated; as \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e has argued, \"No work in modern literature, with the possible exception of \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e, can compete with \u003ci\u003eWhat Is to Be Done?\u003c\/i\u003e in its effect on human lives and its power to make history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikolai Chernyshevsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1454971096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454971092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.16d","brand":"Nikolai Chernyshevsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801597227263,"sku":"9781454971092","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-is-to-be-done-nikolai-chernyshevsky-9781454971092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}