The Myth of the Russian Intelligentsia: Old Intellectuals in the New Russia

by Inna Kochetkova

Book Overview

Russia is one of the few countries in the world where intellectuals existed as a social group and shared a unique social identity. This book focuses on one of the most important and influential groups of Russian intellectuals - the 1960s generation of shestidesyatniki - often considered the last embodiment of the classical tradition of the intelligentsia. They devoted their lives to defending 'socialism with a human face', authored Perestroika,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138862800
• ISBN13: 9781138862807
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"