Russian Populism
A History
Seiten
2022
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-09553-3 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-09553-3 (ISBN)
Russian populism, the belief that the peasantry embodied authentic Russian identity and once liberated from their poverty would lead the country to a brighter future, has animated Russian thought across the political spectrum and inspired much of Russia's world-historical literature, music and art in the 19th century. This book offers the fullest and most authoritative account of the rise, proliferation and influence of populist values and ideology in modern Russia to date.
Christopher Ely explores the complete story of Russian populism. Starting from the cursed question of how to reconnect the popular masses with the Europeanized elite, he examines the populist obsession with the peasant commune as a model for a future socialist Russia. He shows how the desire for revolution led Russian radicals to flood into the countryside and later to pioneer terrorism as a form of political action. He delves into those artists influenced by populist ideals, and he tells the story of the collapse of populist optimism and its rebirth among the Socialist Revolutionary neo-populists. The book demonstrates that populism existed in forms ranging from radical socialist to religious conservative. Blending lively theoretical analysis with a wealth of primary sources and illustrations, Russian Populism provides a highly engaging overview of this complex phenomenon; it is invaluable reading for anyone interested in the momentous final decades of the Russian Empire.
Christopher Ely explores the complete story of Russian populism. Starting from the cursed question of how to reconnect the popular masses with the Europeanized elite, he examines the populist obsession with the peasant commune as a model for a future socialist Russia. He shows how the desire for revolution led Russian radicals to flood into the countryside and later to pioneer terrorism as a form of political action. He delves into those artists influenced by populist ideals, and he tells the story of the collapse of populist optimism and its rebirth among the Socialist Revolutionary neo-populists. The book demonstrates that populism existed in forms ranging from radical socialist to religious conservative. Blending lively theoretical analysis with a wealth of primary sources and illustrations, Russian Populism provides a highly engaging overview of this complex phenomenon; it is invaluable reading for anyone interested in the momentous final decades of the Russian Empire.
Christopher Ely is Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University, USA. He is the author of Underground Petersburg: Radical Populism, Urban Space, and the Tactics of Subversion in Reform-Era Russia (2016) and This Meager Nature: Landscape and National Identity in Imperial Russia (2002). He is also the co-editor of Space, Place, and Power in Modern Russia: Essays in the New Spatial History (along with Mark Bassin and Melissa K. Stockdale, 2010).
List of Illustrations
Introduction: Toward a Definition of Russian Populism
1. Origins
2. Foundations
3. Populism in Theory
4. Populism in Action
5. Reverberations and Regrets
6. Neo-Populism in a Revolutionary Epoch
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.02.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Bloomsbury History of Modern Russia Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 14 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 553 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-09553-2 / 1350095532 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-09553-3 / 9781350095533 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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