Alexander Herzen

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Childhood, Youth and Exile by Alexander Herzen
Page Count: 300Year: 1855
This monumental memoir begins in the opulent, yet stifling, world of the Russian aristocracy, recounting the privileged but solitary childhood of Alexander Herzen, the illegitimate son of a wealthy landowner. Born during the invasion of 1812, Herzen’s earliest memories are steeped in the high drama of war and the domestic tyranny of his eccentric father’s […]
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Doctor Krupov by Alexander Herzen
Page Count: 100Year: 1847
Dr. Krupov, a cynical but sharply observant town physician, spends his days tending to the various ailments—both physical and psychosomatic—of the seemingly ordinary inhabitants of a Russian provincial town. What the doctor discovers is a shocking and unsettling pattern: every single one of his patients, from the local landowner to the humble civil servant, suffers […]
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My Past and Thoughts by Alexander Herzen
Page Count: 750Year: 1868
This monumental work is far more than an autobiography; it is a panoramic political and personal testament that spans the heart of the 19th century. Alexander Herzen begins in the shadow of Tsarist autocracy, recalling his privileged yet solitary childhood and his fervent youthful vow with Nikolai Ogarev to fight for freedom. His defiance leads […]
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Who Is to Blame? by Alexander Herzen
Page Count: 290Year: 1846
The novel opens with a scathing satire of the Russian provincial gentry, focusing on the household of the coarse and petty landowner Negrov. Into this environment comes Dmitry Krutsifersky, a poor but idealistic son of a doctor hired as a tutor. Dmitry’s initial happiness arrives when he marries Lyubov, Negrov’s educated and passionate illegitimate daughter. […]
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