Also known as “Narodnism” or “Narodism” (“Narodnichestvo”). A current that emerged in Russia in the 1860s–1870s reflecting the political demands and social ideals of small producers. Its theoretical origin can be traced back to the village socialist ideas of the Russian democrats such as A.I. Herzen and N.G. Chernyshevsky. Its chief representatives are M.A. Bakunin, P.N. Tkachev, P.L. Lavrov, N.K. Mikhailovsky, S.N. Yuzhakov among others…
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