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Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. "Five Sisters" - first published in 1975 - presents English translations of the memoirs... Read Full Overview

"Five Sisters" provides a unique first-hand account of the Russian revolutionary movement of the 1870s from the perspective of five remarkable young women who participated in it: Vera Figner, Vera Zasulich, Olga Liubatovich, Praskovia Ivanovskaia, and Elizaveta Kovalskaia.These... Read Full Overview

First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"Five Sisters" provides a unique first-hand account of the Russian revolutionary movement of the 1870s from the perspective of five remarkable young women who participated in it: Vera Figner, Vera Zasulich, Olga Liubatovich, Praskovia Ivanovskaia, and Elizaveta Kovalskaia.These... Read Full Overview

"Five Sisters" provides a unique first-hand account of the Russian revolutionary movement of the 1870s from the perspective of five remarkable young women who participated in it: Vera Figner, Vera Zasulich, Olga Liubatovich, Praskovia Ivanovskaia, and Elizaveta Kovalskaia.These... Read Full Overview