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The Defiant Life of Vera Figner: Surviving the Russian Revolution
Lynne Ann Hartnett
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Description for The Defiant Life of Vera Figner: Surviving the Russian Revolution
Hardback. Born in 1852 in the last years of serfdom, Vera Figner came of age as Imperial Russian society was being rocked by the massive upheaval that culminated in the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. At first champion of populist causes and champion of women's higher education, Figner later became a leader of the terrorist party The People's Will. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 362 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
This engaging biography tells the dramatic story of a Russian noblewoman turned revolutionary terrorist. Born in 1852 in the last years of serfdom, Vera Figner came of age as Imperial Russian society was being rocked by the massive upheaval that culminated in the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. At first a champion of populist causes and women's higher education, Figner later became a leader of the terrorist party the People's Will and was an accomplice in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881. Drawing on extensive archival research and careful reading of Figner's copious memoirs, Lynne Ann Hartnett reveals how ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253012845
SKU
V9780253012845
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About Lynne Ann Hartnett
Lynne Ann Hartnett is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University.
Reviews for The Defiant Life of Vera Figner: Surviving the Russian Revolution
Hartnett clearly depicts her subject's gradual transformation from a severe ideologue into a revered martyr whose 'suffering became enshrined,' and the book revivifies a legendary socialist whose violent extremism evolved into humanitarianism on behalf of political prisoners and exiles sentenced to hard labor.
Publishers Weekly
Hartnett is an able storyteller, and the chapters portraying Figner's involvement in the ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
Hartnett is an able storyteller, and the chapters portraying Figner's involvement in the ... Read more