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Book SynopsisAlthough the radical populist movement that arose in Russia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II has been well documented, this important study opens with questions that haven't yet been addressed: How did Russian radical populists manage to carry out a three-year campaign of revolutionary violence, killing or wounding scores of people...
Trade ReviewThis is a fresh, well-written and well-argued study rooted in extensive archival research that convincingly demonstrates the importance of St. Petersburg as a cradle of revolutionary activity, the divorce of that activity from ideology, the malleability of that ideology, and the way the city space actively shaped the radical populist movement. Ely has made a significant and fascinating contribution to imperial Russian history, both methodologically and in shaping our understanding of radical populism in a profoundly new way.
* Slavic and East European Journal *
This is a well-written and engaging book that deserves a wide readership and will be of primary interest to historians and other scholars of Russia.
* Journal of Modern History *
A scintillating, well-written examination of the early Populist experience.
* The Russian Review *
This work contributes much to the history of Russia, Russian radicalism, and terrorism with a fresh perspective that presents the physical space in St. Petersburg, Russia, in a new light.
* Choice *
This is a book that greatly increases our knowledge of the populist movement and radical politics. It should interest not only those with an interest in the history of late imperial Russia, but those researching urban history and the history of terrorism.
* The Slavonic and East European Review *
