| Land and Freedom: The Origins of Russian Terrorism, 1876-1879 Contributor(s): Hardy, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313255962 ISBN-13: 9780313255960 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1987 Annotation: This study examines the leading 19th century Russian revolutionary organization, Land and Freedom, during its three brief years of existence and its significance for later Russian history. The book traces the two groups which emerged within Land and Freedom: the "populist" faction known as the narodniki, dedicated to propagandizing among the peasantry of the villages, and the violent sub-group sometimes called the politiki for whom assassination of government officials and eventually of the tsar himself appeared the sole route to change. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 947.081 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of World History |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the leading 19th century Russian revolutionary organization, Land and Freedom, during its three brief years of existence and its significance for later Russian history. The book traces the two groups which emerged within Land and Freedom: the populist faction known as the narodniki, dedicated to propagandizing among the peasantry of the villages, and the violent sub-group sometimes called the politiki for whom assassination of government officials and eventually of the tsar himself appeared the sole route to change. |