The Decembrist Pavel Pestel: Russia's First Republican

O'Meara, Patrick

Abstract

Russia's First Republican is designed to fill a gap in the historiography of the Decembrist movement. The research done in archives and libraries in Russia, the US, and the UK has led to the production of a comprehensive study of Pestel, the political activist and ideologue. It comprises a reconstruction of his formative years, an analysis of his role in the Decembrist secret societies from 1816 to 1825, and an assessment of his ideological contribution to the early nineteenth-century Russian revolutionary movement. Particular attention is paid to his highly original project for a Russian republic, Russian Justice.

Citation

O'Meara, P. (2004). The Decembrist Pavel Pestel: Russia's First Republican. Palgrave Macmillan

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: 2004-01
• Deposit Date: Mar 27, 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Keywords: Decembrist movement, Justice, Trial, Execution.
• Publisher URL: http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalog/product.aspx?isbn=0333984552