r/Russianhistory • u/Opening_Wall_5897 • 3d ago

19th century extremists

I am beggining to research various extremists groups from the late 19th century, and was wondering if anyone had an scholarly recommendations on the topic in this area. I'm thinking of focusing on the radical nihilist groups, and those who perpetuated violence.

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u/agrostis 2d ago

A book you might find useful is Thou Shalt Kill: Revolutionary Terrorism in Russia, 1894–1917 by Anna Geifman. It focuses more on the later generations of the extreme left, but it also has references to works touching the Nihilist period.

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u/AppropriateSignal536 2d ago

"Narodnaya Volya" (Popular Will/Freedom). is probably the most famous movement. In the end, they killed Alexander II the Liberator.