The Decembrist Pavel Pestel: Russia's First Republican

Pavel Pestel (1793-1826) was the key figure in the Decembrist's Southern Society and author of Russian Justice, Russia's first republican manifesto. He was executed in St. Petersburg for his leading role in the 1825 conspiracy against Tsarist autocracy. This first comprehensive study of Pestel fills a major gap in the literature on nineteenth-century Russia. Focusing on his highly original manifesto, the book analyzes his ideological contribution to the Russian revolutionary movement, and re-appraises his controversial role in the Decembrist secret societies.

Author: P. O'Meara
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/11/2003
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.64w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780333984550

About the Author
PATRICK O'MEARA is Associate Professor of Russian at Trinity College Dublin. He is a fellow of TCD and has held visiting fellowships at the Kennan Institute, Washington DC, the Australian National University, Canberra, and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He is the author of K. F. Ryleev: A Political Biography of the Decembrist Poet and Editor-Translator of S. M. Soloviev: History of Russia: Empress Elizabeth, 1741-44.