Russia's greatest thinkers are almost all anti-Western civilization

Iliana 2022-04-09 09:01:09

Russia against Napoleon is much like China against America.

The most prominent writers of the Russian generation, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, were basically anti-Western, opposed to the French republic, market economy and atheism.

They call the Western civilization represented by France nihilism, and they firmly believe that Russia has a special mind, and Russia cannot do without the Orthodox Church. They hated property inequality and demanded a socialist-style claim to equality.

They were the greatest Russian thinkers, well versed in Western thought and literature, but they opposed Western civilization for very complex reasons.

The final outcome of Russia was also caused by the Tolstoys.

In this epic work "War and Peace", there is a lot of Tolstoy-style mixed thinking.

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Extended Reading
  • Misty 2022-04-19 09:03:16

    This film is adapted from the original book of the same name by the Russian writer Tolstoy. It is far inferior to the Soviet version in terms of artistic achievements, but the strong star cast and Hollywood narrative techniques make this popular version more acceptable to the general audience. Natasha played by the elegant Audrey Hepburn and Pierre played by the gentle Henry Fonda are both temporary choices, and the love story between them has also become the focus of the plot. However, it is difficult for the actors and actresses of the Eight-Power Allied Forces to realize the great turbulence of Napoleon's attack on Russia. The director greatly simplified the plot and connotation of the original work, but the scenes of the war were still taken seriously and appreciably.

  • Lukas 2022-04-20 09:02:55

    Sure enough, it's like a book, it's so hard for me to persevere... It took me a few days to read it successfully, and I deleted it from the computer...

War and Peace quotes

  • Gen. Kutuzov: [to himself] Time and patience. Patience and time. The Grand Army is wounded, but is it mortally wounded? An apple should not be plucked while it's green. Patience and time.

  • Napoleon: I warn you, gentlemen; I cannot sit here much longer - watching my army decay!