Russian Revolutionary in London: S.M. Stepniak and the Appeal to Foreign Sympathizers
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 271
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
This study will focus on the life of Sergei Mikhailovich Kravchinskii, who went by the pseudonym Stepniak. Stepniak was a Russian radical who lived during the late nineteenth century. He was skilled as a propagandist and was involved with revolutionary groups such as Land and Liberty. Throughout his life as a revolutionary, he sought to make alliances with people across ideological boundaries towards a common anti-tsarist goal. After committing a political assassination, Stepniak fled Russia, eventually settling in London. There, he helped found the Society of Friends of Russian Freedom, and worked towards garnering the sympathies of British political moderates towards the Russian revolutionary cause. Stepniak was an important figure in spreading the message of the Russian revolutionary movement abroad.
Recommended Citation
Owens, Kristopher, "Russian Revolutionary in London: S.M. Stepniak and the Appeal to Foreign Sympathizers " (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 81.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/oralpresentations/81
Additional Mentoring Department
History
Russian Revolutionary in London: S.M. Stepniak and the Appeal to Foreign Sympathizers
SURC 271
This study will focus on the life of Sergei Mikhailovich Kravchinskii, who went by the pseudonym Stepniak. Stepniak was a Russian radical who lived during the late nineteenth century. He was skilled as a propagandist and was involved with revolutionary groups such as Land and Liberty. Throughout his life as a revolutionary, he sought to make alliances with people across ideological boundaries towards a common anti-tsarist goal. After committing a political assassination, Stepniak fled Russia, eventually settling in London. There, he helped found the Society of Friends of Russian Freedom, and worked towards garnering the sympathies of British political moderates towards the Russian revolutionary cause. Stepniak was an important figure in spreading the message of the Russian revolutionary movement abroad.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Roxanne Easley