{"product_id":"hard-times-a-novel-of-liberals-and-radicals-in-1860s-russia-paperback","title":"Hard Times: A Novel of Liberals and Radicals in 1860s Russia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVasily Sleptsov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Michael R. Katz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVasily Sleptsov was a Russian social activist and writer during the politically charged 1860s, known as the \"era of great reforms,\" and marked by Alexander II's emancipation of the serfs and the relaxation lifting of censorship. Popular in his day, Sleptsov's contemporaries Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov praised his writing:, with Chekhov once remarkeding, \"Sleptsov taught me, better than most, to understand the Russian intelligent, and my own self as well.\" \u003cbr\u003eThe novella Hard Times is considered Sleptsov's most important work. It focused popular attention on the radical and liberal movements through its fictional setting, where the characters contend with constantly evolving political and social dilemmas. Hard Times was immediately recognized as a vibrant and compelling depiction of prerevolutionary Russian intellectual society, full of lively debates about the possibilities of liberal reform or radical revolution that questioned the viability of a political system facing massive social problems. This is the first English-language version of Hard Times, expertly and fluidly translated by Michael Katz. Highly readable, it provides important historical insights on the political and social climate of a volatile and transformative period in Russia history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVasily Sleptsov\u003c\/b\u003e (1836-1878) wrote fiction for several magazines including \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the Fatherland, Russian Speech\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary, \u003c\/i\u003e where he published his novella \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e in 1865. He went on to found the magazine \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Herald, \u003c\/i\u003e establish the Znamenskaya commune for women, and become an activist for women's equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460882424115,"sku":"9780822964223","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/0dkmFHIwxi9780822964223.webp?v=1782861810","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/hard-times-a-novel-of-liberals-and-radicals-in-1860s-russia-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}