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Herzen (Russian) [ˈgjɛrtsən] n (Biographies / Herzen, Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (1812-1870) M, Russian, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (alɛkˈsandr iˈvaːnovitʃ). 1812-70, Russian socialist political philosopher: best known for his autobiography My Past and Thoughts (1861-67) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On June 3,1923, amidst all the traditional dignity and solemnity of Russian academic life, he also defended his revised thesis on "The Historical Philosophy of Alexander Herzen. In her chapter on Lane von Herzen's ecofeminist novel Copper Crown, Monteith suggests that while Von Herzen constructs a pastoral utopia that fosters cooperation between its black and white female protagonists, her use of magical realism and socially isolated settings problematically defer any sustained exploration of racial tension between the characters. The first fruits of Carr's independent Russian studies were books on several great nineteenth-century Russian figures--Dostoevsky, Herzen, and Bakunin--each famous in his own way for that questioning of conventional values and rejection of the juste milieu that was the hallmark of the Russian intelligentsia. |
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