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A Herzen Reader presents in English for the first time one hundred essays and editorials by the radical Russian thinker Alexander Herzen (1812–1870). Herzen wrote most of these pieces for The Bell, a revolutionary newspaper he launched with the poet Nikolai Ogaryov in London in 1857. Smugglers secretly carried copies of The Bell into Russia, where it influenced debates over the emancipation of the serfs and other reforms. With his characteristic irony, Herzen addressed such issues as freedom of speech, a nonviolent path to socialism, and corruption and paranoia at the highest levels of government. He discussed what he saw as the inability of even a liberator like Czar Alexander II to commit to change. A Herzen Reader stands on its own for its fascinating glimpse into Russian intellectual life of the 1850s and 1860s. It also provides invaluable context for understanding Herzen’s contemporaries, including Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page, Copyright
Contents
pp. v-viii
Acknowledgments
pp. ix-x
Introduction
pp. xi-xxxii
A Note on the Text
pp. xxxiii-xxxiv
1. On the Development of Revolutionary Ideas in Russia [1851/1858]
pp. 3-27
2. The Free Russian Press in London [1853]
pp. 27-30
3. St. Georgeâs Day! St. Georgeâs Day! [1853]
pp. 30-36
4. An Announcement About The Polestar [1855]
pp. 36-41
5. A Letter to Emperor Alexander the Second [1855]
pp. 41-45
6. A Note on âThe Correspondence Between N. Gogol and Belinskyâ in The Polestar [1855]
pp. 45-46
7. Forward! Forward! [1856]
pp. 46-51
8. Baptized Property [1857]
pp. 51-54
9. The Bell: A Supplement to The Polestar [1857]
pp. 54-55
10. A Preface to The Bell [1857]
pp. 55-58
11. Venerable Travelers [1857]
pp. 58-61
12. Revolution in Russia [1857]
pp. 61-65
13. To Flog or Not to Flog the Peasant? [1857]
pp. 65-67
14. A Letter Criticizing The Bell [1858]
pp. 67-69
15. Lackeys and Germans Refuse Permission [1858]
pp. 69-71
16. Censorship Is on the Rise [1858]
pp. 71-72
17. Logophobia [1858]
pp. 72-73
18. July 1, 1858 [1858]
pp. 73-78
19. A Letter to the Empress Maria Alexandrovna [1858]
pp. 78-84
20. We Stand Accused [1858]
pp. 84-87
21. A Bill of Indictment [1858]
pp. 87-89
22. VERY DANGEROUS!!! [1859]
pp. 90-95
23. Political Dinners in Moscow [1859]
pp. 95-98
24. The Supreme Council of Moscow University Pharisees [1859]
pp. 98-102
25. The Year 1860 [1860]
pp. 102-111
26. Count Viktor Paninâs Speech to the Deputies [1860]
pp. 111-112
27. Letters from Russia [1860]
pp. 113-116
28. Five Years Later [1860]
pp. 117-121
29. Down with Birch Rods! [1860]
pp. 121-123
30. Konstantin Sergeevich Aksakov [1861]
pp. 124-126
31. On the Eve [1861]
pp. 126-127
32. Friends and Comrades! [1861]
pp. 128-130
33. The Bell, Kovalevsky, Kostomarov, a Copy, and Cannibals [1861]
pp. 130-132
34. The Abuse of a Fiftieth Anniversary [1861]
pp. 132-134
35. Russian Blood Is Flowing! [1861]
pp. 134-138
36. The Smell of Cigars and the Stench of the State Council [1861]
pp. 138-139
37. April 12, 1861 (The Apraksin Murders) [1861]
pp. 139-142
38. Petersburg University Is Shut Down! [1861]
pp. 142-144
39. A Giant Is Awakening! [1861]
pp. 144-148
40. Bakunin Is Free [1861]
pp. 148
41. Concerning the Assaults on Students [1861]
pp. 148-152
42. The Cannon Fodder of Liberation [1862]
pp. 152-156
43. Jubilee [1862]
pp. 156-158
44. Academic Moscow [1862]
pp. 158-161
45. Young and Old Russia [1862]
pp. 161-166
46. Journalists and Terrorists [1862]
pp. 167-171
47. A Chronicle of Terror [1862]
pp. 171-173
48. A List of People Subject to Arrest by the Government Upon Their Return from Abroad [1862]
pp. 173-174
49. The Celebration of the Millennium [1862]
pp. 174-176
50. Land and Liberty [1863]
pp. 176-177
51. A Lament [1863]
pp. 177-179
52. 1853â1863 [1863]
pp. 179-185
53. The Proclamation âLand and Libertyâ [1863]
pp. 186-187
54. 1831â1863 [1863]
pp. 187-202
55. What Kind of Government Does Russia Have? [1863]
pp. 202-204
56. The Volga Manifesto and Russia in a State of Siege [1863]
pp. 204-207
57. I. Kelsiev and N. Utin [1863]
pp. 207-208
58. Gallows and Journals [1863]
pp. 208-210
59. At This Stage [1863]
pp. 210-215
60. Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin [1863]
pp. 215-220
61. Scandal, Soot, a Candle Snuffer, etc. [1864]
pp. 221-222
62. The Furies [1864]
pp. 222-223
63. Theyâve Gone Completely Out of Their Minds [1864]
pp. 223-224
64. N. G. Chernyshevsky [1864]
pp. 224-225
65. VII Years [1864]
pp. 226-230
66. Government Agitation and Journalistic Police [1864]
pp. 230-232
67. 1865 [1865]
pp. 232-233
68. A Letter to Emperor Alexander II [1865]
pp. 233-238
69. To Our Readers [1865]
pp. 238-241
70. The Serno-Solovyovich Case [1865]
pp. 241-244
71. Russia Is Still Burning [1865]
pp. 244
72. As the Year Comes to an End [1865]
pp. 245-255
73. Our Future Peers and Our Former Anglomaniacs [1865]
pp. 255-256
74. Nicholas the Orator [1865]
pp. 256-257
75. The First Ban, the First Warning, the First Trial! [1865]
pp. 257-260
76. Serf Owners [1866]
pp. 261-264
77. Prince Sergey Grigorevich Volkonsky [1866]
pp. 264-271
78. From Petersburg [1866]
pp. 271-273
79. 1789 [1866]
pp. 274-276
80. Irkutsk and Petersburg [1866]
pp. 276-280
81. Gentry Benefactors [1866]
pp. 280-281
82. The News from Russia [1866]
pp. 281-283
83. A Second Warning and A Second Godunov [1866]
pp. 283-285
84. A Letter to Emperor Alexander II [1866]
pp. 285-287
85. From Petersburg [1866]
pp. 287-291
86. From the Sovereign to P. P. Gagarin [1866]
pp. 291-297
87. Katkov and the Sovereign [1866]
pp. 297-299
88. A Frenzy of Denunciations [1866]
pp. 299-300
89. A Quarrel Among Enemies [1866]
pp. 300-303
90. America and Russia [1866]
pp. 303-305
91. The Question of a Plot [1866]
pp. 305-306
92. Order Triumphs! [1866â1867]
pp. 306-322
93. A New âVelvet Bookâ of Russian Noble Families [1867]
pp. 322-325
94. Our System of Justice [1867]
pp. 325-327
95. MoscowâOur Mother and Stepmother [1867]
pp. 327-330
96. Rivals of the Big Bell and the Big Cannon [1867]
pp. 330-331
97. The Right to CongregateâNew Restrictions [1867]
pp. 331-332
98. The Shot of June 6 [1867]
pp. 332-333
99. Venerable Travelers (Part Two) [1867]
pp. 334-339
100. 1857â1867 [1867]
pp. 339-342
Critical Essay: Alexander Herzen: Writings on the Man and His Thought
pp. 343-370
Bibliography
pp. 371-382
| ISBN | 9780810166264 |
|---|---|
| Related ISBN(s) | 9780810128477 |
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 830023593 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2012-12-20 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | No |
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