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<p><P>This book tells for the first time the extraordinary story of Sergei Degaev, a political terrorist in tsarist Russia who disappeared after participating in the assassination of the chief of Russia&#8217;s security organization in 1883. Those who knew and admired Alexander Pell at the University of South Dakota never guessed that he was actually Degaev, a revolutionary who had reinvented himself as a quiet mathematics professor.<br>&#147;An amazing story, part Dostoevsky, part Conrad. . . . Remarkable.&#8221;&#151;Michael J. Ybarra, <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br>&#147;One of the most distinguished historians of Russia . . . [gives] us a real-life thriller that is also a cautionary tale rich with insight into depths of the human psyche.&#8221;&#151;David Pryce-Jones, <i>Commentary</i><br>&#147;Absorbing, brilliantly researched. . . . [A] fascinating display of scholarly detective work.&#8221;&#151;Raymond Carr, <i>Spectator</i><br>&#147;Pipes is the finest historian of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Russia. . . . [His] <i>Degaev Affair </i>takes<i> </i>the reader through the dark and terrifying alleyways of the historical underworld. As a story, it ranks as a true

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Author

Richard Pipes; Sergej P Degaev

Publisher

New Haven: Yale University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300098488

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.79 / 5 (46 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14