Siberian exile and the invention of revolutionary Russia, 1825-1917 : exiles, émigrés and the international reception of Russian radicalism
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Siberian exile and the invention of revolutionary Russia, 1825-1917 : exiles, émigrés and the international reception of Russian radicalism
（BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies / series editor, Richard Sakwa, 144）
Routledge, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-196) and index
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Description
Over the course of the nineteenth century Siberia developed a fearsome reputation as a place of exile, often imagined as a vast penal colony and seen as a symbol of the iniquities of autocratic and totalitarian Tsarist rule. This book examines how Siberia's reputation came about and discusses the effects of this reputation in turning opinion, especially in Western countries, against the Tsarist regime and in giving rise to considerable sympathy for Russian radicals and revolutionaries. It considers the writings and propaganda of a large number of different emigre groups, explores American and British journalists' investigations and expose press articles and charts the rise of the idea of Russian political prisoners as revolutionary and reformist heroes. Overall, the book demonstrates how important representations of Siberian exile were in shaping Western responses to the Russian Revolution.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Siberian exile and Russian radical culture, 1825-1873 2. 'A Nihilist Kurort': Siberia in the Victorian imagination, c. 1830-1890 3. The Siberian agitation, 1890-1895 4. 'Apostles of the gospel of reform': Prison, exile and the limits of revolutionary subjectivity, 1905-1917 Conclusion
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