Bücher von Derek Offord

Journeys to a Graveyard examines the descriptions provided by eight Russian writers of journeys made to western European countries between 1697 and 1880.

Journeys to a Graveyard examines the descriptions provided by eight Russian writers of journeys made to western European countries between 1697 and 1880.

This book studies the work of five Russian liberal thinkers who were active in the period 1840-60 against the general background of Russian history, literature and thought in that period. All five thinkers played an important part in the flowering of Russian letters in the 1840s, and were involved in the attempt of the intelligentsia.

Russia witnessed the flowering of a rich intellectual and cultural life in the 19th century, the origins of which lie in the intelligentsia's opposition to autocratic rule. This text provides a short introduction to 19th-century Russia, focusing on the rise of radicalism.

The book deals with the various revolutionary groups active in Russia in the 1880s. The early political activity and sympathies of Lenin are also discussed at some length. The conclusion assesses the significance of the organisations of the 1880s in the larger history of the Russian revolutionary movement.