Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for a Free Russia: A Revolutionary in the Time of Tsarism and Bolshevism [Paperback]

Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for a Free Russiaexamines the life of the journalist, historian and revolutionary, Vladimir Burtsev. The book analyses his struggle to help liberate the Russian people from tsarist oppression in the latter half of the 19th century before going on to discuss his opposition to Bolshevism following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Robert Henderson traces Burtsev's political development during this time and explores his movements in Paris and London at different stages in an absorbing account of an extraordinary life.

At all timesVladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for Free Russiasets Burtsev's life in the wider context of Russian and European history of the period. It uses Burtsev as a means to discuss topics such as European police collaboration, European prison systems, international diplomatic relations of the time and Russia's relationship with Europe specifically. Extensive original archival research and previously untranslated Russian source material is also incorporated throughout the text.

This is an important study for all historians of modern Russia and the Russian Revolution.

Henderson's unapologetic treatment of Burtsev contributes to our awareness of global revolutionary networks in the early twentieth century. The Journal of Modern History

Henderson's unique volume about the perennial revolutionary Vladimir L. Burtsev (18621942) is superlative because he uses his extraordinary research skills to cull Russian and foreign archives to trace Burtsev's efforts against tsarism, Alexander Kerensky, Bolshevism (Lenin/Trotsky) and, finally, Hitler and anti-Semitism & Henderson (Queen Mary, Univ. of London) is to be commended for his serious scholarship in bringing to life a formidable revolulӱ