Nihilist Girl: An MLA Translation

By Sofia Kovalevskaya

First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the coming-of-age story of Vera Barantsova, a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Her privileged world is radically changed by Alexander I's emancipation of the serfs. Vera first hopes to follow in the footsteps of Christian martyrs, but a neighboring landowner--a liberal professor fired from his position at Saint Petersburg University and exiled to his estate--opens her eyes to the injustice in Russia.

A blend of social commentary and psychological observation, Nihilist Girl depicts the clash between a generation of youth who find their lives caught up by political action and a society unwilling to abandon its patriarchal traditions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873527909
• ISBN13: 9780873527903
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher