K.F. Ryleev : a political biography of the Decembrist poet / by Patrick O'Meara.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-355) and index.

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Decembrist Challenge -- 2. Ryleev: The Formative Years -- 3. Political Perspectives of the Decembrist -- 4. In the Northern Society -- 5. Poet of the Decembrists' Cause -- 6. Propagandist of the Northern Society -- 7. The Uprising of 14 December 1825 -- 8. Before the Investigating Commission -- 9. Verdict and Sentence -- 10. The Political and Literary Legacy -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book focuses particular attention on the six-month interrogation of the doomed poet, and it provides a critical evaluation of Soviet interpretations and an assessment of Ryleev's historical significance. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

In English.

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