A History of the Proletariat

by Norman M. Naimark

The study focuses on the history of the "Proletariat" (1882-1886), an underground party of Polish intelligentsia and workers known as the "Wielki" or "Great Proletariat" to distinguish it from later, less significant groups of the same name. This is done in the context of the national history of Poles in the Kingdom of Poland in the second half of the nineteenth century.

329 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 1979

About the author

Norman M. Naimark is Robert and Florence McDonnel Professor of Eastern European Studies at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.