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The Russian Peasantry: Their Agrarian Condition, Social Life & Religion. S. Stepniak. Sergei Mikhailovich Stepniak-Kravchinskii (Сергей Михайлович Степняк-Кравчинский) (1851-1895) went by Sergius Stepniak in 19th-century London revolutionary circles. He is known for assassinating General Nikolai Mezentsov, chief of Russia's Gendarme corps and head of secret police in 1878. He was a member of the Circle of Tchaikovsky, a group of Narodnik philosophers and political activists. He was the inspiration for the main hero of Ethel Voynich's The Gadfly, and his publications influenced the works of Leo Tolstoy, Emile Zola and, of course, Lenin. There is a comprehensive biography of him on Wikipedia under Sergei Stepniak.
London: George Routledge and Sons Ltd., 1905. New edition. 651 pages, index. Hardcover, gilt titles on spine, blindstamped title, eagle and author. Small stain upper spine and lighter on front cover. Former owner name inside front cover. Good solid binding with clean text. Overall VG. Some tanning and mild foxing. 1 copy only.
