Nihilist Girl (Texts and Translations)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0873527909 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 182 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the coming-of-age story of Vera Barantsova, a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Vera first hopes to follow in the footsteps of Christian martyrs, but a neighboring landowner--a liberal professor fired from his position at Saint Petersburg University and exiled to his estate--opens her eyes to the injustice in Russia.A blend of social commentary and psychological observation, Nihilist Girl depicts the clash between a generation of youth who find their lives caught up by political action and a society unwilling to abandon its patriarchal traditions.. Her privileged world is radically changed by Alexander I's emancipation of the serfs
"Kolchevska and Zirin's translation is as lively and readable as the original work. Sutcliffe, University of Pittsburgh"This remarkable Russian novella combines contemporary social themes, elements of the author's extraordinary autobiography, and the controversial 'woman's question' of nineteenth-century culture." --Michael R. Kolchevska's introduction and footnotes make the novel accessible to all who are interested in discovering more about women's involvement in the socialist movements that would profoundly alter later Russian history." --B. Katz, translator and editor of the Norton Critical Editions Notes from Underground, Fathers and Sons, and Tolstoy's Short Fiction. M
Downhill Skier A Customer If you ski downhill, be willing to walk back uphill. That's one of my two favorite Russian sayings. Can one meaning be not forgetting the gophers and grunts when you have a specialized skill? That in a way is what NIHILIST GIRL is all about.Higher education, like downhill skiing, was for people with money, during Sofya Vasilevna Kovalevskaya's lifetime, 1850-1891. Women had such chances because of wealth and family connections. Some, such as the author and her older sister Anyuta Korvin-Krukovskaya Jaclard, wanted schooling for peasants and workers.Kovalevskaya gre
She was the first European woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics and the first female member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests include twentieth-century Russian literature and culture.. Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850-91) was a mathematician whose contributions were acknowledged throughout Europe during her lifetime. Since the 1980s, her literary writings have received renewed attention among scholars and readers.Natasha Kolchevska is professor emerita at the University