Abstract
This article explores the actions and ideology of the Russian revolutionary and terrorist Boris Savinkov through his final novel, The Black Horse. I argue that the book represents its author's attempt to come to terms with a world in which he feels politically homeless with the victory of his enemy, the Bolsheviks. Savinkov reckons with his fate through the liberal use of Biblical allusions and apocalyptic imagery.
Recommended Citation
Schenck, Theodore (2024) "Rider of the Black Horse," Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal: 5 (1), 273-287. https://works.swarthmore.edu/suhj/vol5/iss1/9