Interesting facts about Herzen - this is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of the Russian writer. Throughout his life, he called for the abandonment of the monarchy in Russia, promoting socialism. At the same time, he proposed to achieve his goals through revolutions.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Herzen.
- Alexander Herzen (1812-1870) - writer, publicist, educator and philosopher.
- As a teenager, Herzen received a noble education at home, which was based on the study of foreign literature.
- Did you know that at the age of 10, Alexander was fluent in Russian, German and French?
- The formation of Herzen's personality was seriously influenced by the works and thoughts of Pushkin (see interesting facts about Pushkin).
- In some cases, Herzen was published under the pseudonym "Iskander".
- The writer had 7 (according to some sources - 8) paternal brothers and sisters. It is curious that they were all illegitimate children of his father from different women.
- When Herzen entered a Moscow university, revolutionary sentiments took hold of him. He soon became the leader of a student circle, which raised various political topics.
- Once Alexander Herzen admitted that he had his first thoughts about the revolution at the age of 13. This was due to the famous Decembrist uprising.
- In 1834, the police arrested Herzen and other members of the circle. As a result, the court ruled to exile the young revolutionary to Perm, where over time he was transported to Vyatka.
- After returning from exile, Alexander settled in St. Petersburg. After about 1 year, he was exiled to Novgorod for criticizing the police.
- An interesting fact is that Lisa, the daughter of Alexander Herzen, decided to take her own life on the basis of unhappy love. By the way, this case is described by Dostoevsky in his work "Two Suicides".
- Herzen's first work was published when he was barely 24 years old.
- The thinker often traveled to Petersburg to attend meetings of Belinsky's circle (see interesting facts about Belinsky).
- After the death of his father, Herzen left Russia forever.
- When Herzen emigrated abroad, all of his property was confiscated. This order was given personally by Nicholas 1.
- Over time, Alexander Herzen left for London, where he formed the Free Russian Printing House for the publishing house of works prohibited in Russia.
- During the Soviet era, stamps and envelopes with the image of Herzen were issued.
- Today the Herzen House-Museum is located in Moscow, in the building in which he lived for several years.
