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Lifetime: 1828 - 1889 Passed: ≈ 135 years ago

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Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Books by Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Vital Question, or, What is to be Done? Cover image

Vital Question, or, What is to be Done?

Fiction Philosophy Political Science Novel
Love Revolution Idealism Sacrifice Oppression Freedom Socialism Ethics Women Work Radicalism Tsarist russia

'What Is To Be Done?' is a novel by Nikolai Chernyshevsky, written during his imprisonment in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. The novel explores themes of social justice, revolutionary ideals, and personal transformation in the context...