The Russian populism of the Narodniki: contexts, affinities and legacies

Yiannis Mylonas and Simona Guerra

Chapter 5 in Research Handbook on Populism, 2024, pp 61-71 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, we approach the ideological trajectory of nineteenth-century Russian populism, focusing on the challenges and contradictions that the Narodniki faced in their aspirations and practices. By rejecting the time’s politico-economic and social developments occurring in the West, the Narodniki hoped to advance a grassroots revolutionary movement without resorting to politics, and to develop socialism in Russia without passing through capitalism. The tactics developed by different Narodniki groups in their efforts to connect with the peasantry did not bring the expected results to overthrow the tsarist autocracy and develop socialism. Therefore, some Narodniki groups came to engage with conspiratory activities, while others came closer to Marxism. Our analysis foregrounds the features of the Narodniki, their theoretical and political relations and differences with Marxism in particular and, at the same time, it also discusses the affinities and differences of the Russian populists with contemporary populist phenomena.

Keywords: Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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