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This book traces the history of revolutionary movements in nineteenth- century Russia, ending with the great famine of 1891-92, by which time Marxism was already in the ascendant. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*FOREWORD, pg. xi*Chapter I. THE ANCESTOR: RADISHCHEV, pg. 1*Chapter II. THE DECEMBRISTS: THE SECRET SOCIETIES, pg. 15*Chapter III. THE DECEMBRISTS: INSURRECTION, pg. 36*Chapter IV. THE COASTS OF UTOPIA, pg. 57*Chapter V. FREEDOM?, pg. 86*Chapter VI. 'GET YOUR AXES!', pg. 111*Chapter VII. 'MEN OF THE FUTURE', pg. 131*Chapter VIII. FORCE AND FRAUD, pg. 149*Chapter IX. POPULISM, pg. 170*Chapter X. THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE, pg. 189*Chapter XI. LAND AND LIBERTY, pg. 210*Chapter XII. THE PEOPLE'S WILL, pg. 230*Chapter XIII. MAN HUNT, pg. 250*Chapter XIV. SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS, pg. 269*Chapter XV. A PYRRHIC VICTORY, pg. 290*Chapter XVI. THE AGONY OF THE PEOPLE'S WILL, pg. 311*EPILOGUE, pg. 334*SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 343*INDEX, pg. 355