Aleksandr Herzen
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Education, Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Media, Journalism, Journalists, Socialism, Socialists
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
Article abstract: As one of the “fathers” of the Russian intelligentsia, Herzen urged an increased pace of Westernization for Russia, yet harbored a Slavophile attraction for the village commune. From his offices in London, he edited the influential émigré newspaper Kolokol (the bell) from 1857 to 1866, thereby helping to shape the direction of Russian radical opinion.
Early Life
Aleksandr Herzen was the illegitimate son of Ivan Alekseyevich Yakovlev, of a distinguished aristocratic family, and of Louise Ivanovich Haag, a German daughter of a minor...
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