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Alexander Herzen Quotes on Time

Alexander Ivanovich Herzen was a Russian writer, philosopher, and revolutionary, often called the father of Russian socialism. This page collects quotes attributed to Alexander Herzen on the topic of time, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Alexander Herzen:

    “History has no libretto.”

  • “The peasants will be emancipated if there is a future for Rus and for the Slavic world.”

    Appeal to Nobles", (June 1853), Imperial Russia, A Source Book 1700-1917
  • “An empire that cannot distance itself from such a gruesome sin that so deeply affects its internal structure does not have the right to education, to future development and participation in history.”

    Appeal to Nobles", (June 1853), Imperial Russia, A Source Book 1700-1917
  • “Translated by Constance Garnett, revised by Humphrey Higgins, My Past and Thoughts: The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen , vol. 2 (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968) Part IV: Moscow, Petersburg and Novgorod 1840–1847 (p. 618)”

    Без равенства нет брака. Жена, исключённая из всех интересов, занимающих её мужа, чуждая им, не делящая их, — наложница, экономка, нянька, но не жена в полном, в благородном значении слова.