K.f. ryleev : a political biography of the decembrist poet /

This book focuses particular attention on the six-month interrogation of the doomed poet, and it provides a critical evaluation of Soviet interpretations and an assessment of Ryleev's historical significance.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-dema...

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Main Authors: O'Meara, Patrick
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [1984]
©1984
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400856329
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Summary: This book focuses particular attention on the six-month interrogation of the doomed poet, and it provides a critical evaluation of Soviet interpretations and an assessment of Ryleev's historical significance.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9781400856329
Index Number: PG3360
CLC: I512.072
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Translation and Transliteration --
List of Abbreviations --
Introduction --
1. The Decembrist Challenge --
2. Ryleev: The Formative Years --
3. Political Perspectives of the Decembrist --
4. In the Northern Society --
5. Poet of the Decembrists Cause --
6. Propagandist of the Northern Society --
7. The Uprising of 14 December 1825 --
8. Before the Investigating Commission --
9. Verdict and Sentence --
10. The Political and Literary Legacy --
Bibliography --
Index.