Open AccessWho Were the Doukhobors Discussed by Herzen in "My Past and Thoughts"?
Author(s) -
А. А. Панченко
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
russkaâ literatura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 0131-6095
DOI - 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-1-102-112
Subject(s) - emperor , narrative , history , social life , literature , movement (music) , psychoanalysis , ancient history , aesthetics , psychology , art , ethnology
In the 4th part of "My Past and Thoughts", Herzen recalls his life in Novgorod in 1841–1842 and, inter alia, tells a story about a certain «Doukhobor leader», allegedly imprisoned by the Emperor Paul I. Even though the story looks rather far-fetched, it seems to stem from real historical events — the 1800 investigation into the religious dissenters from the Novgorod Gubernia and certain episodes from the life of Kondratiy Selivanov, the leader of the Scoptsy (Castrates) movement. The article deals with the social, historical, and religious contexts of the narrative told by Herzen.