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Alexander Herzen

Russian thinker whose critique of state oppression is referenced.

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Also known as Herzen

First appearance: xi

Alexander Herzen shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced for his prediction of 'Genghis Khan with the telegraphs' in describing modern state violence.
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Alexander Herzen first appears in 0013 xi.

In I: Referenced for his prediction of 'Genghis Khan with the telegraphs' in describing modern state violence.

Later, in V: Quoted on the terror of leaving the old world for the void, expanse, and freedom, and on the madness of Columbus's voyage.

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  • Historical and biblical figures in Tolstoy's critique

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See Alexander Herzen in xi