Pioneers Of Freedom
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - some chipping along folds. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: stamp on back page. Binding condition: Binding intact but worn.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of pre-revolutionary Russia, Pioneers of Freedom chronicles the lives of those who dared to challenge the oppressive Tsarist regime, capturing the raw courage and intellectual fire of a generation determined to forge a new destiny. Olga Forsh immerses the reader in the dangerous world of 19th-century Russian revolutionaries — their clandestine meetings, fierce idealism, and the devastating personal sacrifices demanded by their cause. Forsh, one of the most significant Soviet historical novelists of the early 20th century, brings her characteristic blend of psychological depth and vivid historical reconstruction to bear on Russia's radical heritage. Her prose balances intimate character portraiture with sweeping social drama, presenting a Russia on the brink of transformation. For those drawn to the grand tradition of Russian literature — with its moral urgency and epic scope — Pioneers of Freedom leaves a haunting question: at what cost does freedom truly come?
Author: Olga Forsh
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - some chipping along folds. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: stamp on back page. Binding condition: Binding intact but worn.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of pre-revolutionary Russia, Pioneers of Freedom chronicles the lives of those who dared to challenge the oppressive Tsarist regime, capturing the raw courage and intellectual fire of a generation determined to forge a new destiny. Olga Forsh immerses the reader in the dangerous world of 19th-century Russian revolutionaries — their clandestine meetings, fierce idealism, and the devastating personal sacrifices demanded by their cause. Forsh, one of the most significant Soviet historical novelists of the early 20th century, brings her characteristic blend of psychological depth and vivid historical reconstruction to bear on Russia's radical heritage. Her prose balances intimate character portraiture with sweeping social drama, presenting a Russia on the brink of transformation. For those drawn to the grand tradition of Russian literature — with its moral urgency and epic scope — Pioneers of Freedom leaves a haunting question: at what cost does freedom truly come?