Vladimir Burtsev and the struggle for a free Russia : a revolutionary in the time of Tsarism and Bolshevism / Robert Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Robert (Honorary research associate), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burëtìsev, V. L. (Vladimir Lvovich), 1862-1942.

Burëtìsev, V. L.

Revolutionaries--Russia--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Russia--Politics and government--1894-1917.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages) : illustrations

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part I. The most hunted man in Europe?

1862-1891: from piety to protest

1891-1894: the time of small deeds

1894-1899: return to London

1899-1905: a man with few enemies

Part II. The Sherlock Holmes of the Russian Revolution

1906-1914: the second emigration

1914-1916: the prodigal returns

1917: annus rebellatrix

Part III. A Russian Don Quixote

1918-1921: White Paris

1921-34: fight the GPU!

1934-1942: Don Quixote's last stand.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472578914

1472578910

9781474205818

147420581X

9781350094864

1350094862

OCLC:

1201426174