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First and only compilation (of an intended series) containing the documents of far-left Russian terrorist and political organizations Narodnaia volia (People's Will) and the later Partiia Sotsial Demokratov (Socialist Revolutionary Party; SRs). Operating in 1879-1884, the People's Will focused on conducting targeted killings of government officials with the hope of sparking a popular revolution. The opening document in the publication, written by the Executive Committee of People's Will, is the first proclamation issued by the party in 1879 to address the failed attempt on the life of Czar Alexander II, who was "sentenced to death" by the party for "his crimes against the Russian people." Two more proclamations regarding Alexander II follow, the final one announcing the successful execution of the Czar in 1881. Despite its short lifespan, People's Will inspired many subsequent Russian revolutionary organizations, most directly the Socialist Revolutionary Party (SRs), which similarly tended toward… Read More