Russian Intelligentsia

From the Monastery to the Mir Space Station

AvChristopher Read,Michael S. Melancon

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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The Russian Intelligentsia is the first single-volume history of a small but tremendously influential group of Russian intellectuals who achieved world renown in a variety of spheres. While previous accounts have addressed the history of individuals within this collective, Christopher Read offers the first explanation of the intelligentsia as a group. Read traces the vast debates that broke out between, and within, a multitude of intellectual factions, and contextualizes the ideas of the group within the framework of cultural, social, political, and economic development from the late 18th century to the present day.This comprehensive yet accessible account demonstrates how the Russian intelligentsia morphed from one incarnation to the next, and effectively situates this change and continuity within a pan-European context. It considers the role of the intelligentsia throughout its origins, its transformation during the Russian Revolution, and since the collapse of communism, and highlights the beliefs of key figures such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ivan Pavlov, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Mikhail Gorbachev. In doing so, Read provides an essential guide to a fascinating aspect of Russia’s social and cultural history.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-08-21
Mått:152 x 232 x 20 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury History of Modern Russia Series
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350441811

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Christopher Read is Professorial Fellow in Modern European History at the University of Warwick, UK. He is the author of several books, including War and Revolution in Russia, 1914-22 (2013), Lenin: A Revolutionary Life (2005) and The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System (2001). He is also the editor of The Stalin Years: A Reader (2002).

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This work by Read (Univ. of Warwick) is an excellent treatment of the Russian intelligentsia, primarily from about 1855 to 1999. He provides just enough social and political background for readers to better understand developments within the intelligentsia ... Recommended [for] advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals.

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List of ImagesIntroductionPart I: Origins of the Intelligentsia (to 1860)1. The Origins of the Intelligentsia: Priests, Monks and Moralists2. The Age of Belinsky: Superfluous People and Liberal AristocratsPart II: Politicisation (1860-1890)3. Nihilism: Fathers, Sons and Raznochintsy4. Populism and Feminism: the First StudentsPart III: The High Point of the Intelligentsia (1890 – 1917)5. Marxism: Professional Revolutionaries6. Science: Scholars and Academicians7. Embourgeoisement?: Liberal ProfessionalsPart IV: Science, Sovietisation, Consciousness and Productionism (1917 – 1953)8. The Revolutionary Era: Transforming the Intelligentsia9. The Intelligentsia and Stalin: Engineers of the Soul and Constructors of UtopiaPart V: Has the Intelligentsia survived the Collapse of Communism? (1953 to the Present)10. After Stalin: Dissidents and Reformers11.The Intelligentsia since the Collapse of Communism: Public IntellectualsBibliographyIndex