An Introduction to Nineteenth-century Russian Slavophilism: Iu. F. Samarin - Couverture rigide

Christoff, Peter K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0367015889 ISBN 13 : 9780367015886

Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This work is the fourth volume of Peter Christoff's study of nineteenth-century Russian Slavophilism, which grew out of vigorous and prolonged debates between the Slavophils and proponents of Slavophilism's principal ideological rival, Westernism, in the mid-nineteenth century. As the names indicate, the Westerners looked to the West for the solution to Russia's political, social, and economic problems. The Slavophils, well-to-do members of the Russian gentry who knew the West well, chose to look inward. Both Slavophils and Westerners favored emancipation of the Russian serfs, which was finally achieved in 1861. In this crucial reform, the Slavophils--Iu. F. Samarin in particular -- played a leading role. Since the beginning of glasnost' and perestroika, Slavophilism has been experiencing a revival in the Soviet Union expressed in a number of ways, including the announced republication of the works of A. S. Khomiakov and I. V. Kireevsky. The original Slavophil circle included these two senior Slavophils as well as K. S. Aksakov and Samarin (1819-1876). Samarin was the youngest and most active of the Moscow Slavophils. Endowed with an exceptional mind and character, he was fluent in several languages and attracted attention while still a young student at Moscow University. He played a leading role in the emancipation of the serfs and in other reforms, sometimes risking his own safety. He left more than eleven volumes of collected works and correspondence--the largest written legacy among the early Slavophils and an invaluable source for the study of Moscow Slavophilism as well as Samarin's life and activities.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter K. Christoff was, until his retirement in 1977, professor of Russian history at San Francisco State University. He was visiting professor at Cornell University, Mills College, Stanford University, and the University of Leiden; a Fulbright recipient; and a research fellow with the Kennan Institute and the U.S.-Soviet Union Cultural Exchange Program (IREX).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367015889
• ISBN 13: 9780367015886
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 480
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