Title Underground Petersburg : radical populism, urban space and the tactics of subversion in reform-era Russia / Christopher Ely

Published DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource Series NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Contents St. Petersburg: from space of representation to embattled public sphere -- Nihilism: self-fashioning and subculture in the city -- Underground pioneers -- To the people and back -- City synergy -- Organized troglodytes: building up the underground -- Battleground Petersburg -- The armor of our invisibility: underground terror and the illusion of power Summary Although the radical populist movement that arose in Russia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II has been well documented, this important study opens with questions that haven't yet been addressed: How did Russian radical populists manage to carry out a three-year campaign of revolutionary violence, killing or wounding scores of people, including top government officials, and eventually taking the life of the tsar himself? And how did this all occur under the noses of the tsar's political police, who deployed vast resources and huge numbers of officials in an exhaustive effort to stop the killing? In Underground Petersburg, Christopher Ely argues that the most powerful weapon of populist terrorism was the revolutionary underground it created. Attempts to convey populist ideals in the public sphere met with resistance at every turn. When methods such as propaganda campaigns and street demonstrations failed, populists created a sophisticated urban underground. Linked to the newly discovered weapon of terrorist violence, this base of operations allowed them to live undetected in the midst of the city, produce their own weaponry, and attempt to ignite an insurrection through violent attacks putting terrorism on the map as a technique of political rebellion. Accessible to non-specialists, this insightful study reinterprets radical populism, clarifying its crucial place in Russian history and elucidating its contribution to the history of terrorism. Underground Petersburg will appeal to scholars and students of Russia, as well as those interested in terrorism and insurrectionary movements, urban studies, and the sociology of subcultures Analysis Tsar Alexander II, Russian radical populists, revolutionary violence Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes In English Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Subculture -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century City and town life -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Radicalism -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Populism -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Public spaces -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century Subversive activities -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 19th century City and town life Politics and government Populism Public spaces -- Political aspects Radicalism Social conditions Subculture Subversive activities HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. SUBJECT Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Politics and government -- 19th century Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Social conditions -- 19th century Russia -- History -- Alexander II, 1855-1881. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125800 Subject Russia Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2016014204 ISBN 9781609092030 1609092031 9781501758072 1501758071

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