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An edition of Chto delatʹ? (1863)

What Is to Be Done

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What Is to Be Done? (Russian: Что делать?, tr. Chto délat'?, lit. 'What to Do?') is an 1863 novel written by Russian philosopher, journalist, and literary critic Nikolai Chernyshevsky, written in response to Fathers and Sons (1862) by Ivan Turgenev. The chief character is Vera Pavlovna, a woman who escapes the control of her family and an arranged marriage to seek economic independence.

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Ardis Publishers
Language
English
Pages
462

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Cover of: What is to be done?
What is to be done?
1989, Cornell University Press
in English and Russian
Cover of: What Is to Be Done
What Is to Be Done
October 1985, Ardis Publishers
Paperback in English
Cover of: Ṿos ṭhuṭ men?
Ṿos ṭhuṭ men?: roman
1917, Liṭerarisher ferlag
in Yiddish
Cover of: os hu men?
os hu men?: roman
1917, Lierarisher ferlag
in Yiddish
Cover of: What's to be done?
What's to be done?: A romance
1909, Manhattan Book Co.
in English - 4th ed.
Cover of: Chto dielat'?
Chto dielat'?
1905, Tip. i lit. V.A. Tikhonova
in Russian - Izd. 2.
Cover of: What's to be done?
What's to be done?: a romance
1886, B.R. Tucker
in English
Cover of: Chto di︠e︡latʹ?

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"From the moment of its first appearance in 1863, What Is to Be Done?"

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Paperback
Number of pages
462
Dimensions
8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

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Open Library
OL8086858M
ISBN 10
0875010172
ISBN 13
9780875010175
LibraryThing
113859
Goodreads
1135617

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OL1249891W
Wikidata
Q2251772
LibraryThing
113859

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