Doubt, Atheism, and the Nineteenth-Century Russian Intelligentsia

by Victoria Frede and Anton A. Fedyashin

The autocratic rule of both tsar and church in imperial Russia gave rise not only to a revolutionary movement in the nineteenth century but also to a crisis of meaning among members of the intelligentsia. Personal faith became the subject of intense scrutiny as individuals debated the existence of God and the immortality of the soul, debates reflected in the best-known novels of the day. Friendships were formed and broken in exchanges over the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299284441
• ISBN13: 9780299284442
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"