My past and thoughts : the memoirs of Alexander Herzen /
The memoir of Russian writer and thinker Alexander Herzen (1812-1870). Herzen is known as the "father of Russian socialism". With his writings, many composed while exiled in London, he attempted to influence the situation in Russia, contributing to a political climate that lead to the eman...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Russian |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
[1982], ©1973.
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| Edition: | University of California Press ed. |
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| Summary: | The memoir of Russian writer and thinker Alexander Herzen (1812-1870). Herzen is known as the "father of Russian socialism". With his writings, many composed while exiled in London, he attempted to influence the situation in Russia, contributing to a political climate that lead to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. The illegitimate son of a wealthy Russian landowner, he became one of the most important revolutionary and intellectual figures of his time: as theorist, polemicist, propagandist, and political actor. Fifty years after his death, Lenin revered him as the father of Russian revolutionary socialism. Tolstoy said he had never met another man "with so rare a combination of scintillating brilliance and depth." His story of his privileged childhood among the Russian aristocracy is lit with the insight of a great novelist. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1973. "First California printing 1982." |
| Physical Description: | xlix, 684, xi pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520042107 9780520042100 |