Herzen

/ ˈɡjɛrtsən /

noun

1. HerzenAleksandr (Ivanovich)18121870MRussianPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Aleksandr ( Ivanovich ) (alɛkˈsandr iˈvaːnovitʃ). 1812–70, Russian socialist political philosopher: best known for his autobiography My Past and Thoughts (1861–67)

Example Sentences

Now the facts are that no one was of greater use to Herzen the arch-revolutionist and his thundering Kolokol, than Turgenev.

From Project Gutenberg

Herzen, the phamphleteer of Kolokol inspired him with the only fertile phrase that he ever uttered: Land and Liberty!

From Project Gutenberg

In a letter to his mother he writes: "Freilich ist's mir auch angeboren, dass ich alles schwerer zu Herzen nehme."

From Project Gutenberg

Herzen was a charming writer and a keen thinker, and it is impossible to exaggerate the extent of his influence.

From Project Gutenberg

The author wishes to solve the problem put by Herzen in the title to his novel, "Who is to blame?"

From Project Gutenberg