The Tchaikovsky circle Flashcards

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who was it named after + when was it set up?

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named after its most prominent member, Nikolai Tchaikovsky and set up in 1868-69 in St Petersburg

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what was it?

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primarily a literary society that organised the printing,publishing and distribution of scientific and revolutionary literature(inc first volume of Marx’s Das Kapital(

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how big was the circle?

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the circle was never large , probably no more than 100 people spread between St Petersburg and major cities

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4
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what did it seek

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sought social (although not political) revolution

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How successful were the Tchaikovsky circle in opposition?

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created access to revolutionary materials that would inspire and mobilise workers and peasants but did not have a large impact in terms of enacting change.
it’s main achievement was informing and making education accessible for future revolutionaries

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what was their main aim?

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unite students of Petersburg and other cities, and conduct propaganda among workers and peasants with the purpose of fomenting a social revolution

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