The Russian Revolutionary Movement in the 1880s

by Derek Offord

The book deals with the various revolutionary groups active in Russia in the 1880s. The first chapter attempts a definition of Populism, examines the main strategies on which revolutionary activity was based in the 1870s, traces the development of the main organisations of that decade and discusses their relationship to the prevailing theories. The three following chapters examine the history of the organisations of the 1880s in the light of this discussion and against the background of a reactionary political atmosphere, cultural stagnation, despondency in the intelligentsia, and industrial development. The early political activity and sympathies of Lenin are also discussed at some length. The conclusion assesses the significance of the organisations of the 1880s in the larger history of the Russian revolutionary movement.

Genres: History

232 pages, Hardcover

First published November 13, 1986

Reviews

[Natan Bedrosian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting book which take us back towards 1880s and the objective and subjective factors which gave birth to two Russian revolutionary (socialist) movements: Bolsheviks and Narodnichestvo. It gives huge details on lives, influences and actions of the revolutionaries and the revolutionary events which shaped Russia during 1880s.
Worth reading to everyone who's interested on Russian hisotry and especially revolutionary Russia!