The Slave Soul of Russia : Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering.

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Why, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts empha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rancour-Laferriere, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 1995.
Temas:
Self-destructive behavior > Russia (Federation)
Masochism > Russia (Federation)
National characteristics, Russian.
Comportement autodestructeur > Russie.
Masochisme > Russie.
Russes.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Civilization
Masochism
National characteristics, Russian
Self-destructive behavior
Russia (Federation) > Civilization.
Russia (Federation)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the making. Bringing to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (346 pages)
ISBN:9780814769409
0814769403

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