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Dostoevsky and Christianity

Yasuyuki Takahashi, The Russian Church under Persecution: 70 Years of Orthodoxy in an Atheistic State - What was the state of Christianity in the Soviet era?

The Soviet era may be difficult for those of us living in the modern world to imagine. Even for those who lived in the Soviet Union during the same period, information was limited, so they were able to learn about the actual situation only to a limited extent.

In such a situation, religion, which was a taboo subject under the Soviet regime, was a particularly secretive matter.

The relationship between the Soviet Union and the Russian Orthodox Church can be known only now that the Soviet Union has collapsed.

This book is a very valuable book to learn about this.

I think this book is a very significant work in terms of knowing Dostoevsky.
Marx Engels Writings and Related Works

Yohei Nakajima, "The Eve of Socialism: Saint-Simon, Owen, and Fourier" - Was Marx's label of imaginary socialists unjustified?

Saint-Simon, Owen, and Fourier were labeled "fantastical socialists" by Marx Engels. This book looks at whether these three men were really fantastical socialists.

As stated in the book introduction above, this is a stimulating work that provides an insight into its reality, which is "neither fanciful nor socialist".
Don Quixote, the beloved itinerant knight.

Che Guevara, "Marx-Engels Sketch" - What does Guevara think of Marxism? That Guevara wrote a biography of Marx!

This work is very much about where Che Guevara stands on Marxism.

First, when we think of Marxism, we think of the Soviet Union, but from Guevara's perspective, Soviet-style Marxism seemed to be distorted from the original Marx. The Soviet Union had become a rigid bureaucracy, and its reality was different from Guevara's ideal of Marxism.

In this article I will tell you what Guevara thought of Marxism and what I think of it!
Marx Engels Writings and Related Works

Plato's "The State" Synopsis and Comments - The prototype of state management by the elite. Managed society had already begun here.

The main reason I wanted to read this book is that his view of the nation was a precursor to utopian thought.

It was very interesting to see how Plato's "The State" had a profound impact on the European psyche, leading to Thomas More's later "Utopia," and from there to the world of the visionary socialists, Marx, Lenin and Stalin.

This book used to frustrate me, but it is totally different when I have a sense of purpose that I have to read it now.

This reading made me realize that "having a purpose" is a good spice in reading.
Marx Engels Writings and Related Works

Thomas More's "Utopia" Synopsis and Comments - Dystopia already from the beginning of Utopia?

Utopia" is a word that is familiar to us today, and the man who coined it is Thomas More.

In utopia, a day's work is six hours and no more. However, the daily schedule, including work, is managed under strict supervision, which is quite dystopian in our sense of the word. It is exactly like Big Brother in 1984.

Yes, the utopian novel was dystopian from its very beginnings. This was a surprise to me when I read it.
Marx Engels Writings and Related Works

Engels' masterpiece "From Imagination to Science" - A best-selling introduction to Marxism! Is Marxism a religious phenomenon?

The difficult and large "The Theory of Capital" and the easy and compact "From Imagination to Science.

It may be said that it was this combination that led to the explosion of Marxism.

I will state my conclusions in this article on the subject of "Is Marx a Religious Phenomenon?" Engels has accomplished something tremendous in this work.

This work is as decisive as "Capitalism" in considering Marx's thought. We hope you will read this article!
Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(69) Thinking about the Marxism of Lenin and Stalin - Is Marx Engels guilty?

Now, it is time for the general summary of this book.

The author began the book by pointing out that while Marx has been reevaluated around the world in recent years, there is a tendency to hold Engels responsible for the politics of fear in the Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries.

In response to this trend, this book traces the life and ideological background of Marx Engels in order to examine the question, "Is Engels really guilty?" In this book, we have traced the life and ideological background of Marx Engels in order to examine the question, "Is Engels really guilty?

In this article I will also share my thoughts on such Marx Engels.
Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(66) Engels struggles to edit the second volume of Capital

Engels was already editing Marx's voluminous manuscript at the time of the first volume of Capital. Even when Marx was alive, Engels was struggling with this task.

What happened after Marx's death?

The work became an unimaginably arduous path.

A huge pile of manuscripts filled with bad writing that is difficult to decipher, incoherent sentences, and disorganized quotations.

Engels was so sick in the eye from all this editing work!

In this article, I will discuss in detail the details of the events and the problems with the second and third volumes of "Capitalism.
Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(62) Engels' speech at the funeral and the beginning of Marx's deification

Only 11 people attended the funeral of the great Marx, who would later influence countless others...

This surprised me as well.

But conversely, it is interesting to see how Marx, who was largely unknown or unappreciated by the public, took the world by storm from here.

Then, from this point on, that man will finally increase his presence.

It was here that Engels' work finally became significant.
Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(60) What did Marx think about the communist revolution in Russia?

According to the revolutionary theory of Marx and Engels, a proletariat revolution would take place after capitalism matured and the economy collapsed. Engels confidently stated that a proletariat revolution would take place in Russia, where capitalism had not yet reached maturity. What about the concept of the "law of history" itself, which is sure to prevail in this case?

This article will look at that