My Past and Thoughts

Born in 1812, the illegitimate son of a wealthy Russian landowner, Alexander Herzen became one of the most important revolutionary and intellectual figures of his time; and fifty years after his death Lenin pronounced him 'the father of Russian socialism'. In this memoir, he tells his story with the [...]
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Born in 1812, the illegitimate son of a wealthy Russian landowner, Alexander Herzen became one of the most important revolutionary and intellectual figures of his time; and fifty years after his death Lenin pronounced him 'the father of Russian socialism'. In this memoir, he tells his story with the economy of a great reporter.