Russian revolutionary terrorism, British liberals, and the problem of empire (1884–1914)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11348357
AutoresLara Green (0000-0002-9167-2560, Durham University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen46
Número5
Páginas633-648
Fecha de publicación2020-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHistory of European Ideas (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0191-6599 • E-ISSN: 1873-541X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01916599.2020.1746083
OpenAlexW3014875088
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas41

Britain in the fin de siècle was home to many significant communities of political émigrés. Among Russian revolutionaries who made London their home were Sergei Stepniak and Feliks Volkhovskii, forced to flee Russia as a result of their revolutionary activities in the 1870s. Britain became a symbol of liberty in their writings as a source of comparison with tsarist rule. These comparisons also supported their justifications of the use of terrorism by Russian revolutionaries when writing for audiences with concerns about the use of terrorism in Britain. The emphasis on Russian otherness in these comparisons also helped to justify their opposition to Russian imperialism, while at the same time praising a benevolent imperialism rooted in social and cultural activism. Their thought represents a blending of liberal and socialist ideas employed to place the Russian experience beyond the scope of modernity and liberal political understanding

Ancient history · Economic history · Empire · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · History · Law · Legal and Social Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact