RUSSIA'S SERF QUESTION, SET AGAINST DOLGOROUKOW'S FIERCE INDICTMENT OF IMPERIAL MISRULE

Prince Dolgoroukow on Russia and Serf Emancipation : Society, Autocracy, and the Coming Upheaval. An article printed in 1860, written by Harriet Martineau. 37 pages.

Edinburgh Review, Longmans, Green & Co., 1860. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. Item #375176

37 pages. Harriet Martineau uses Prince Dolgoroukow’s controversial writings as a springboard for a wide-ranging examination of Russia on the eve of emancipation. She contrasts the Russian serf system with American slavery, emphasising that Russia’s bondsmen were natives once free, not an imported caste - a distinction that, she argues, makes emancipation both more feasible and more socially disruptive. Drawing on Dolgoroukow, Tourgueneff, Wolowski, and other contemporary observers, she exposes the deep entanglement of serfage with Russia’s administrative corruption, financial opacity, and autocratic habits. The article highlights the structural reforms required to turn millions of serfs into citizens, noting how the question touches every part of the empire’s social fabric. Martineau’s tone is analytical yet urgent, capturing the sense of a vast state approaching a necessary but perilous transformation. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Edinburgh Review; Special Interest.

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