Robert Henderson

Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for a Free Russia (eBook, PDF)

A Revolutionary in the Time of Tsarism and Bolshevism

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for a Free Russia examines the life of the journalist, historian and revolutionary, Vladimir Burtsev. The book analyses his struggle to help liberate the Russian people from tsarist oppression in the latter half of the 19th century before going on to discuss his opposition to Bolshevism following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Robert Henderson traces Burtsev's political development during this time and explores his movements in Paris and London at different stages in an absorbing account of an extraordinary life.

At all times Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for Free Russia sets Burtsev's life in the wider context of Russian and European history of the period. It uses Burtsev as a means to discuss topics such as European police collaboration, European prison systems, international diplomatic relations of the time and Russia's relationship with Europe specifically. Extensive original archival research and previously untranslated Russian source material is also incorporated throughout the text.

This is an important study for all historians of modern Russia and the Russian Revolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472578907
• Artikelnr.: 48415992

Autorenporträt

Robert Henderson is Honorary Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He is the author of Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for a Free Russia, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters in the field of Russian history.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements Notes for the Reader List of Maps and Photographs Introduction Part I
The Most Hunted Man in Europe? 1. 1862
1891 2. 1891
1899 3. 1899
1905 Part II
The Sherlock Holmes of the Russian Revolution 4. 1906
1914 5. 1914
1916 6. 1917 Part III
A Russian Don Quixote 7. 1918
1921 8. 1921
1934 9. 1934
1942 Conclusion Bibliography Index