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(More customer reviews)The most amazing thing about this book is its entertainment value actually equals its historic value. These are bios of women who put their values and the lives of Russian peasants ahead of their own. It features the primary account of the world famous assassination of Governor Trepov from the pen of his assassin, Vera Zasulich. It also features Vera Figner's account of her unsuccessful (and finally successful) attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II. The sacrifices of these women include shedding aristocratic lifestyles for back breaking labor in noblemen's fields so they could teach peasants how to read and spread propaganda for their cause. Some of their comrades actually went insane in the process. You will read about their experiences as exiles in Siberia, and one of the greatest escapes Hollywood never saw. Whether you consider yourself a history buff, or just appreciate great stories, you will love this book.
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An account of the Russian revolutionary movement of the 1870s, from the translated memoirs of five young women who participated: "Vera Figner", whose account of her evolution from liberal to radical is timeless; "Vera Zasulich", who tried to assassinate the governor of St Petersburg, setting off the terrorist phase of the movement; "Olga Liubatovich", who provides an account of daily life in the movement and its personal consequences; "Praskovia Ivanovskaia", who escaped from a Siberian prison to work with the Socialist Revolutionary Party; and "Elizaveta Kovalskaia", one of the few revolutionaries of peasant background, a pioneering organizer in the South of Russia.
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