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Discussion Question: To what extent did prisoners see themselves as participants in the Revolution? The final scene of the reading by Ekaterina Olitskaia involves the prisoners singing the patriotic song “Wide is my Country”, despite the fact that the country … Continue reading →

An interesting facet of the Decembrist movement is the fact that, despite the fact that it was inspired by the French Revolution and the overall liberalization of Europe, it was very much based within ideas of Russian nationalism. On the … Continue reading →