内容简介
IsaiahBerlinwitnessedtheexcessesoftheRussianRevolutionasachild,andinbecomingoneofthekeyliberalintellectsofthelastcenturysomeofhismostimportantcontributionswereonthesubjectofRussiaandtheconceptoffreedom.Inthetenessaysgatheredhere,BerlinaddressesthegreatRussianmindsofthenineteenthcentury:Herzen,Bakunin,Tutgenev,BelinskyandTolstoy,aswellasexploringthepoliticalandsocialrevolutionstheyinspiredandrespondedto.Berlinhimselfdescribesthisextraordinaryoutpouringas`thelargestsingleRussiancontributiontosocialchangeintheworld'.