Aesthetics of Death and Ethics of Retribution: Russian Political Terrorism of the Early XX Century in a Modern Context

Abstract

This article discusses the causes, roots and most characteristic features of the phenomenon of terrorism in the Russian political extremism material of the early twentieth century. It focuses on the psychology of terror and social awareness, to accept or reject the practice of terrorism. The result revealed typological patterns of theory and practice of terrorism of the early 20-th and 21-th centuries.

Keywords

• terrorism
• political extremism
• religiosity
• public opinion
• a militant organization
• revenge
• sacrifice