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148 A Herzen Reader based on a denunciation by Vsevolod D. Kostomarov (whose brother Nikolay and the journalist Erast Pertsov were also arrested) and sentenced to hard labor for distributing a proclamation written by him and N. V. Shelgunov called “To the Younger Generation.”  40  The Bell, No. 113, November 22, 1861. In October, Herzen received a letter from Bakunin after he had escaped from Siberia and had gotten as far as San Francisco. This information was passed on to Proudhon and to acquaintances in Russia. Bakunin arrived in London on December 27, 1861. Herzen wrote the first biography of the anarchist in 1851 for a French audience, and dedicated his book On the Development of Revolutionary Ideas in Russia to Bakunin. While this is a very brief notice, its importance would expand in the readers’ minds and in discussion—the empire’s borders were obviously not secure, and, based on Bakunin’s previous exploits, it was a good bet that he would continue his revolutionary activities in the future. In the meantime, the Echo de Bruxelles published a rumor that Herzen had made a secret trip to Russia, where he had been arrested and sent to Siberia. Herzen had actually put off traveling outside of England, due to threats reaching him that he would be kidnapped or killed (Let 3:250–53, 266, 271).  Bakunin Is Free [1861] MIKHAIL ALEXANDROVICH BAKUNIN is in San Francisco. HE IS FREE! Bakunin left Siberia by way of Japan and is on his way to England. We are spreading news of this with delight to all Bakunin’s friends. Notes Source: “Bakunin svoboden,” Kolokol, l. 113, November 22, 1861; 15:194, 408–9.  41  The Bell, No. 113, November 1, 1861. Herzen compiled information on the treatment of students which included letters from readers of The Bell and other information that came his way, framed by his own commentary. The Bell continued to publish materials the editors received on this topic in subsequent issues. Herzen’s premonition about attacks on the tsar was later realized, beginning with Karakozov’s attempt in 1866 and ending with the successful assassination of Alexander II in 1881, long after Herzen’s ...

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