Download or read book Alexander Herzen and the Role of the Intellectual Revolutionary written by Edward Acton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1979-02-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Herzen (1812-70) was the most outstanding figure in the early period of the Russian revolutionary movement. Dr Acton provides a compelling intellectual biography, which focuses on the years between 1847 and 1863.