Revolutionary women in Russia, 1870-1917 : a study in collective biography
Focusing on the masses as well as the high-ranking intelligentsia, this is an analysis of female involvement in the revolutionary era of Russian history. The authors investigate the role of representative individuals and the various forms their participation took.
Print Book, English, 2000
Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2000
Biographies
200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780719048371, 9780719048388, 0719048370, 0719048389
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From word to deed, 1870-1889 - the Moscow circle and Chaikovtsy, from propaganda to terrorism; from people's will to the will of people, 1890-1904 - social democrats and women workers, female comrades; women in revolution, 1905-1917 - laurels of glory and cross of Christ, between the two revolutions, one step forward, two steps back; conclusion - generals, lieutenants and soldiers. Appendices: biographical notes (RSDRP); occupations of selected revoliutsionerki.