«I need to get mad, but I don’t know with whom?»: three letters from D.A. Klemenz to E.E. Lazarev

Abstract

The epistolary legacy of D.A. Klemenz, a participant in the populist movement of the 1870s, who became a prominent scientist and public fi ure, is extensive and diverse. The three letters he wrote to his friend, a member of the Socialist Revolutionary party, E.E. Lazarev, were written during his trip to Europe in 1903. In his letters, Klemenz outlined his thoughts and arguments on various socio-political, philosophical and historical topics, which can be considered a contribution to the formation of the theoretical platform of the young Socialist Revolutionary party. The documents presented refl not only the ideological closeness, but also the friendship of Klemenz and Lazarev, rooted in the narodnik period.