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Berdyaev, "Dostoevsky's Worldview" - A classic in the study of Dostoevsky's thought by an exiled Russian philosopher.

In the suffering of life, there is light, there is salvation. Taking on suffering as suffering, that is where the salvation of Dostoevsky's works lies, according to Berdyaev.

Dostoevsky is a writer with a strong image of having written only heavy and dark works, but he clearly states that this is not the true Dostoevsky. Herein lies the distinctive feature of his view of Dostoevsky.

It is even more interesting to read the book in contrast with Kudryavtsev's "Revolution or God: Dostoevsky's Worldview," which highlights the differences in their respective ideas.
Kudryavtsev.Dostoevskyism

Kudryavtsev, "Revolution or God - Dostoevsky's Worldview -" This is the book to know the Soviet image of Dostoevsky

This book, along with the previously mentioned "The Watcher and the Seeker: Turgenev and Dostoevsky" by Seiro Sato, was a terrific book. I highly recommend reading the two books as a set. I highly recommend you to read the two books as a set, which will deepen the meaning of this book.

It is very easy to understand how Dostoevsky became Sovietized during the Soviet era. And you can also learn how the theory that Dostoevsky was a non-believer came about. This was very interesting to me as I wanted to learn about Dostoevsky and Christianity. It was so interesting that it made me fall asleep much later at night. I couldn't possibly cut off the book in the middle of reading it. That's how great this book is.
virgin soilTurgenev, the great Russian writer

Turgenev's "The Virgin Land" Synopsis and Impressions - A great film about the Narodniki youth of the 1970s in Russia.

It was exactly around 1870 that Dostoevsky's "Evil Spirits" was written.

This overlaps exactly with the youth of the 1970s that Turgenev was trying to portray.

Turgenev described a stream of militants who believed in socialist ideology infiltrating rural villages and starting riots.

In contrast, Dostoevsky depicted the havoc and gruesome events of socialist revolutionaries in a certain city.

Although the stage is different, the two share a common awareness of the issues.

Although "Evil Spirits" is by far the more outstanding in terms of the seriousness and gruesomeness of the story, the perspective of "The Virgin Land" is also very interesting. I feel that by looking at the works of two people with different literary styles, we can learn more deeply about the human spirit of this era.
KremlinRussian History and Culture and Dostoevsky

Catherine Meridale, "The Kremlin: A History of the Red Walls" - The "Moscow Kremlin" as Ideology

To know history is to know the present.

How was the history compiled and what was its intent?

Although this book is about learning the history of the Kremlin, it is actually a work that reveals the "present" of present-day Russia, or rather, not only that, but of people around the world. This is very interesting.

This book is a great way to learn about the history and spirit of Russia through the Kremlin. It was a very thrilling and interesting book. I highly recommend it!
Her Excellency Eugène Lugon.Emile Zola, the blog author's favorite author.

Zola's "His Excellency Eugène Lugon" Synopsis and Impressions - It's Hard to be a Politician. The Ecology and Bargaining of a Parisian Politician

主人公である大物政治家ウージェーヌが戦う場のなんと難しいことか。

あまりに複雑な人間関係、利害関係。

支援してくれる人間にどのように恩恵を施すか。

窮地に陥った時でも彼らに約束した恩恵を与えなければならない。でもできない。さあどうする！と常に彼は戦い続けています。

政治家は政治家で求められる資質がある。この小説を読んでそう思わせられました。