Open Access Edition of "Citizen Countess: Sofia Panina and the Fate of Revolutionary Russia" by Adele Lindenmeyr

FAIN: DR-278085-21

University of Wisconsin, Madison (Madison, WI 53715-1218)
Dennis Lloyd (Project Director: August 2020 to January 2023)

This project will publish the book "Citizen Countess," written by NEH Fellow Adele Lindenmeyr (NEH grant number FB-3760-08), in an electronic open access format under a Creative Commons license, making it available for free download and distribution. The author will be paid a royalty of at least $500 upon release of the open access ebook.

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Publication Type: Single Publication
Title: Citizen Countess: Sofia Panina and the Fate of Revolutionary Russia
Year: 2022
ISBN: 9780299325381
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Author: Adele Lindenmeyr
Editor: Nathan MacBrien
Abstract: Countess Sofia Panina lived a remarkable life. Born into an aristocratic family in imperial Russia, she found her true calling in improving the lives of urban workers. Her passion for social service and reputation as the “Red Countess” led her to political prominence after the fall of the Romanovs. She became the first woman to hold a cabinet position and the first political prisoner tried by the Bolsheviks. The upheavals of the 1917 Revolution forced her to flee her beloved country, but instead of living a quiet life in exile she devoted the rest of her long life to humanitarian efforts on behalf of fellow refugees. Based on Adele Lindenmeyr’s detailed research in dozens of archival collections, 'Citizen Countess' establishes Sofia Panina as an astute eyewitness to and passionate participant in the historical events that shaped her life. Her experiences shed light on the evolution of the European nobility, women’s emancipation and political influence of the time, and the fate of Russian liberalism.
Primary URL: https://worldcat.org/title/1090280620
Primary URL Description: WorldCat
Secondary URL: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5844.htm
Secondary URL Description: UW Press main book page [[[DENNIS: NO OA LINK AVAILABLE YET]]
Type: Single author monograph

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