{"product_id":"our-time-collection-of-free-press-russian-empire-наше-время-1897-rare","title":"[Banned edition] Nashe Vremya: A Collection of the Free Press (Nashe Vremya. Sbornik svobodnoy pechati), 1897. Issue No. 1. Geneva. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eНаше время. Сборник свободной печати. \/ Выпуск первый. \u003cbr\u003eЖенева : Издание общества народного права, 1897.\u003cbr\u003e100 с. ; Уменьшенный формат. Без переплета (блок). Состояние: оригинальная обложка утеряна. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eNashe Vremya (Our Time). A Collection of the Free Press. \/ Issue No. 1. \u003cbr\u003eGeneva : Edition of the Society of People's Right (Obshchestvo Narodnogo Prava), 1897.\u003cbr\u003e100 pp. ; Small format. Disbound (text block only). Condition: original covers missing. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1897 Geneva imprint is an extraordinary artifact of the Russian revolutionary underground, representing the resilient intellectual output of the Party of People's Right (Partiya Narodnogo Prava). Founded in 1893 by veteran populists like Mark Natanson and Nikolai Annensky, the organization sought to unite all democratic forces against the autocracy under the banner of political freedom and constitutional reform. Although the party was largely crushed by the Tsarist secret police (Okhrana) between 1894 and 1895, its surviving members abroad continued their ideological mission. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the late 19th-century radical movement, including the arrangement of arguments for civil liberties, the necessity of a representative government, and the critique of the stagnant imperial regime.\u003cbr\u003eAs the first of only two issues ever produced, this collection is a quintessential example of Tamizdat—forbidden literature printed abroad to be smuggled back into the Russian Empire. These pages served as a vital mouthpiece for the \"Social-Revolutionary\" wing of the populist movement, bridging the gap between the heroic terrorism of Narodnaya Volya and the emerging organized political parties of the early 20th century. Because these small-format brochures were designed for concealment and were subject to immediate confiscation and destruction by the Imperial censorship and police, surviving copies are exceptionally scarce. For bibliophiles, historians of the Russian revolutionary movement, and collectors of illegal political ephemera, this 1897 Geneva edition is a vital primary source, documenting the underground struggle for \"People's Right\" during the reign of Nicholas II.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963110162474,"sku":"EB-306278803531","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_9a984e7c-8102-47b1-bb10-d19402598624.jpg?v=1768161283","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/our-time-collection-of-free-press-russian-empire-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b5-%d0%b2%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bc%d1%8f-1897-rare","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}