Russian thinkersThe theme that links these essays--written over thirty years--is the phenomenon of the Russian intelligentsia, which Isaiah Berlin describes as 'the largest single Russian contribution to social change in the world'. |
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User Review - P_S_Patrick - LibraryThingIn these ten essays Isiah Berlin explains the political thought and philosophy of several prominent thinkers of 19th Century Russia, while illuminating the historical context necessary for their ... Read full review
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User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusWhat should be done? To the question that hung over 19th-century Russia and dogs the world today, Isaiah Berlin would answer, stand firmly uncertain. Russian-born and Oxford-bred, Berlin has almost ... Read full review
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Russia and 1848 | 1 |
The Hedgehog and the Fox | 22 |
Herzen and Bakunin on Individual Liberty | 82 |
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