Angel of Vengeance

The Girl Who Shot the Governor of St. Petersburg and Sparked the Age of Assassination

Ana Siljak author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Griffin Publishing

Published:8th Dec '09

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In the winter of 1878, Vera Zasulich shot the governor of St. Petersburg for his brutal treatment of a political prisoner. Her trial became Russia's first 'trial of the century' as the courtrooms filled with the cream of society. Vera was a celebrated martyr to all Russian social classes and a public face of the growing revolutionary fervour. Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Bakunin all wrote in her support. Her astonishing acquittal was cheered, marking the changing face of Russia. Vera became Russia's most famous 'terroristka', inspiring a generation of revolutionaries to embrace violence and martyrdom, culminating in the assassination of Alexander II. In the story of Russia's most infamous terrorist, Ana Siljak captures Vera's extraordinary life story - from privileged nobility to revolutionary conspirator to assassin and then saint - all while offering a vivid window into the fiery political upheaval of Russia.

"An engaging, fluid style. Readers receive a full portrait of a woman who wanted nothing more than to become a martyr for her cause but instead became a national symbol and celebrity." - Library Journal"

ISBN: 9780312364014

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400 pages