Generally, Emma Goldman is referred to as an American Anarchist. However, as a young girl growing up in Russia, it was Russian socialist Nikolai Chernyshevsky (1826-1889) who first asked Emma the perspicacious question, what is to be done? Chernyshevsky was a Russian socialist during the 19th century. A notable radical journalist known for criticizing liberals, he believed liberalism only benefitted the wealthy upper-class. After his arrest in July of 1862 for criticizing Russian government, Chernyshevsky wrote …showed first 75 words of 1923 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1923 total…University of Virginia, 1998. Goldman, Emma. Anarchism and Other Essays, 3rd Ed. New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1917. Reproduced Online (in part) at http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Writings/Anarchism/index.html University of California Regents, 2002. Goldman, Emma. Living My Life, Vol. I. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1930. Golman, Emma. "Was My Life Worth Living?" Harper's Monthly Magazine, Vol. CLXX, December 1934. Reproduced Online at http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Writings/Essays/lifework.html University of California Regents, 2002.