This book focuses particular attention on the six-month interrogation of the doomed poet, and it provides a critical evaluation of Soviet interpretations and an assessment of Ryleev's historical significance.
Originally published in 1984.
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Patrick O'Mearais Emeritus Professor of Russian and former Master of Van Mildert College, Durham University, UK. He is also an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has published extensively on the political history of Alexander I's reign and on the Decembrists in particular.