What significant movement was Chernyshevsky a leading theorist of?
Russian nihilism
Russian existentialism
Russian idealism
Russian rationalism
Answer
Chernyshevsky was a leading theorist of Russian nihilism, a movement that rejected traditional values and institutions in favor of a focus on individual freedom and self-expression. He believed that the only way to achieve true progress was through the destruction of the existing social order and the creation of a new one based on reason and science.
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