1st Edition

The Russian Intelligentsia From Torment to Silence

By Vladimir C. Nahirny Copyright 2018
180 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Vladimir C. Nahirny's brilliant study of major issues in Russian social and intellectual history synthesizes historical and sociological perspectives in an analysis of the nineteenth century Russian intelligentsia. He clarifies the concept of the intelligentsia itself, analyzes findings bearing on the social origins of different generations of intelligentsia, and enlarges understanding of... Read more
1. The Russian Intelligentsia: The Problem and Its Background, 2. Formation of the Cultural Elite in Russia, 3. Men of Letters: The Birth of the Intelligentsia, 4. Men of Ideas: Freelance Literati, 5. Men of Convictions: First Intelligenty, 6. Ideas and Their Carriers, 7. Men of Action: Intelligentsia and the Legacy of Domination, 8. Ideologization: The Problem and Its Background, Index

Biography

Vladimir C. Nahirny