Underground Russia Quotes

“And the model Nihilist, the Nihilist of Turgheneff, will be troubled by that look which knows nothing of compromise; for the enthusiasm and faith that animated him in the early years of the struggle have vanished with victory”
― Stepniak Stepniak, Underground Russia: Revolutionary Profiles and Sketches From Life

“The fundamental principle of Nihilism, properly so-called, was absolute individualism. It was the negation, in the name of individual liberty, of all the obligations imposed upon the individual by society, by family life, and by religion. Nihilism was a passionate and powerful reaction, not against political despotism, but against the moral despotism that weighs upon the private and inner life of the individual.”
― Sergius Stepniak, Underground Russia: Revolutionary Profiles And Sketches From Life

“Woman are subjugated through love. Every time, therefore, that she arises to claim her rights, it is only natural that she should commence by asking for the liberty of love”
― Stepniak Stepniak, Underground Russia: Revolutionary Profiles and Sketches From Life