Historical Letters
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Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels present.
Historical Letters stands as one of the most influential works of nineteenth-century Russian radical thought, written by Peter Lavrov, a towering figure in the development of Russian Populism. First published in serial form between 1868 and 1869, this seminal text argues that the educated classes bear a profound moral debt to the peasantry and must dedicate themselves to social progress and the liberation of the people. Lavrov presents a compelling philosophy of history centred on the role of critically thinking individuals as the true engines of societal change, challenging both tsarist autocracy and passive intellectual complacency. Translated and edited by James P. Scanlan, this edition makes Lavrov's urgent and eloquent arguments accessible to English-language readers, offering an essential window into the ideological currents that shaped Russian revolutionary movements for decades before the advent of Marxism.
Author: Peter Lavrov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, University of California Press
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels present.
Historical Letters stands as one of the most influential works of nineteenth-century Russian radical thought, written by Peter Lavrov, a towering figure in the development of Russian Populism. First published in serial form between 1868 and 1869, this seminal text argues that the educated classes bear a profound moral debt to the peasantry and must dedicate themselves to social progress and the liberation of the people. Lavrov presents a compelling philosophy of history centred on the role of critically thinking individuals as the true engines of societal change, challenging both tsarist autocracy and passive intellectual complacency. Translated and edited by James P. Scanlan, this edition makes Lavrov's urgent and eloquent arguments accessible to English-language readers, offering an essential window into the ideological currents that shaped Russian revolutionary movements for decades before the advent of Marxism.