Young Russia: Rebellion, Revolution or -- Insanity

The Birth of the Revolutionary Movement Revolutionary movements and terrorist organizations born in the wake of the liberalization of despotic regimes Emancipation spawned peasant uprisings and student unrest: brutal repression of Polish nationalist uprising in 1863 Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Nikolai Dobroliubov, Dmitrii Pisarev were the spokesmen and leading ideologues of young radicals Revolutionary movements and terrorist organizations born in the wake of the liberalization of despotic regimes Emancipation spawned peasant uprisings and student unrest: brutal repression of Polish nationalist uprising in 1863 Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Nikolai Dobroliubov, Dmitrii Pisarev were the spokesmen and leading ideologues of young radicals

The “Invention of Terrorism” Russians such as Vissarion Belinsky looked to Terror of 1793 as model for revolutionary terror Two types of terror: state and individual (insurgent) Two subtypes: targeted and random Russians such as Vissarion Belinsky looked to Terror of 1793 as model for revolutionary terror Two types of terror: state and individual (insurgent) Two subtypes: targeted and random

“Unheard of” -- Dmitrii Karakozov, attempted tsaricide Ishuntin circle -- group of Moscow studentry led by Nikolai Ishutin, attempt to put Chernyshevsky’s vision into practice Conspiratorial group “Ad” (Hell) did or did not exist to plan revolution and tsaricide Karakozov attempted to shoot tsar April 4, 1866: “White Terror” follows Ishuntin circle -- group of Moscow studentry led by Nikolai Ishutin, attempt to put Chernyshevsky’s vision into practice Conspiratorial group “Ad” (Hell) did or did not exist to plan revolution and tsaricide Karakozov attempted to shoot tsar April 4, 1866: “White Terror” follows

the Indeterminacy of faction and fiction Did Karakozov act alone, or as part of group “Ad” or larger, conspiratorial network, as arch conservative publisher Katkov claimed? Did “Ad” or conspiratorial network even exist? Was Karakozov genuinely physically and psychically ill, or were the maladies imaginary? Did Karakozov act alone, or as part of group “Ad” or larger, conspiratorial network, as arch conservative publisher Katkov claimed? Did “Ad” or conspiratorial network even exist? Was Karakozov genuinely physically and psychically ill, or were the maladies imaginary?

Questions for Discussion Based on the evidence which Verhoeven presents, was Karakozov insane and thus not responsible for his crime, or was he sane and responsible? What does Verhoeven believe the connection between Karakozov’s purported illness and his act to be? Who or what does she hold responsible? Based on the evidence which Verhoeven presents, was Karakozov insane and thus not responsible for his crime, or was he sane and responsible? What does Verhoeven believe the connection between Karakozov’s purported illness and his act to be? Who or what does she hold responsible?

Michel Foucault’s “Great Confinement” When and where did the “great confinement” occur, and why does Foucault use the adjective “great?” To what major cultural shifts and socio- economic conditions does Foucault attribute the “great confinement?” When and where did the “great confinement” occur, and why does Foucault use the adjective “great?” To what major cultural shifts and socio- economic conditions does Foucault attribute the “great confinement?”

Ward No. 6: A Typical Ward? How does Chekhov’s Ward No. 6 reflect the realities of the psychiatric profession in Imperial Russia as described by Julie Vail Brown? How is Ward No. 6 Chekhov’s resounding answer to Notes from the Underground? How does Chekhov’s Ward No. 6 reflect the realities of the psychiatric profession in Imperial Russia as described by Julie Vail Brown? How is Ward No. 6 Chekhov’s resounding answer to Notes from the Underground?

“Bedlam:” Mental Illness and Institutionalization