| Russian Thinkers Contributor(s): Berlin, Isaiah (Author), Hardy, Henry (Editor), Kelly, Aileen (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141442204 ISBN-13: 9780141442204 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Required reading for fans of Tom Stoppardas "The Coast of Utopia"athe landmark investigation into Russian history and thought Few, if any, English-language critics have written as perceptively as Isaiah Berlin about Russian thought and culture. "Russian Thinkers" is his unique meditation on the impact that Russiaas outstanding writers and philosophers had on its culture. In addition to Tolstoyas philosophy of history, which he addresses in his most famous essay, aThe Hedgehog and the Fox, a Berlin considers the social and political circumstances that produced such men as Herzen, Bakunin, Turgenev, Belinsky, and others of the Russian intelligentsia, who made up, as Berlin describes, athe largest single Russian contribution to social change in the world.a |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 947.07 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.12" W x 7.76" (0.74 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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| Publisher Description: Required reading for fans of Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia-the landmark investigation into Russian history and thought Few, if any, English-language critics have written as perceptively as Isaiah Berlin about Russian thought and culture. Russian Thinkers is his unique meditation on the impact that Russia's outstanding writers and philosophers had on its culture. In addition to Tolstoy's philosophy of history, which he addresses in his most famous essay, The Hedgehog and the Fox, Berlin considers the social and political circumstances that produced such men as Herzen, Bakunin, Turgenev, Belinsky, and others of the Russian intelligentsia, who made up, as Berlin describes, the largest single Russian contribution to social change in the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |