abolition of serfdom
aristocracy
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Christianity
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feminist and gender studies
nineteenth-century women's writing
patriarchy
political action
prerevolutionary Russia
privilege
Russian literature
social commentary
societal injustice
upheaval
Product details
- ISBN 9780873527903
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 144 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jan 2001
- Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the coming-of-age story of Vera Barantsova, a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Her privileged world is radically changed by Alexander I's emancipation of the serfs. Vera first hopes to follow in the footsteps of Christian martyrs, but a neighboring landowner—a liberal professor fired from his position at Saint Petersburg University and exiled to his estate—opens her eyes to the injustice in Russia.
A blend of social commentary and psychological observation, Nihilist Girl depicts the clash between a generation of youth who find their lives caught up by political action and a society unwilling to abandon its patriarchal traditions.
A blend of social commentary and psychological observation, Nihilist Girl depicts the clash between a generation of youth who find their lives caught up by political action and a society unwilling to abandon its patriarchal traditions.
