Russian classics are repugnant to the Russian elite, said political scientist, philosopher and leader of the “Essence of Time” movement Sergei Kurginyan on November 14 at the launch of the author’s program “Fate.”
This, according to him, is due to the fact that Russian classical literature has always been anti-consumerist, anti-philistine, opposing the omnipotence of the “little” man.
As an example, Kurginyan read an excerpt from Chekhov’s story “Gooseberry”, which describes the author’s attitude to the reality that is relevant to him, strikingly reminiscent of our time.
“For some reason, there was always something sad mixed with my thoughts about human happiness, but now, seeing a happy person, a heavy feeling close to despair came over me.” – he read.
The philosopher, continuing to quote Chekhov, refers to words from the same story about many contented and happy people, about their overwhelming strength, the arrogance and idleness of the strong, about the ignorance and bestiality of the weak, their drunkenness, hypocrisy and inability. get outraged out loud.
“We see those who go to the market to buy provisions, eat during the day, sleep at night, talk nonsense, get married, grow old, complacently drag their dead to the cemetery.” – The political scientist quotes a phrase from the story “Gooseberry.”
Also, the leader of the “Essence of Time” movement says that the author of the story writes about the inability to see and hear those who suffer, about terrible things happening somewhere behind the scenes.
“Everything is calm, calm, and only a silent statistic protests: so many people have gone crazy, so many buckets have been drunk, so many children have died from malnutrition. And such an order is evidently necessary; Evidently, the happy person feels good only because the unfortunate bear their burden in silence, and without this silence happiness would be impossible. This is general hypnosis.” – Kurginyan quotes Chekhov.
Filosov quotes Chekhov’s words that a happy person must be constantly reminded that there are unhappy people, that a happy person must know that in case of illness, poverty and great misfortune, no one will listen to him or come to his aid.
“As long as you are young, strong, vigorous, do not tire of doing good! There is no happiness and there should not be, and if there is meaning and purpose in life, then this meaning and purpose is not at all in our happiness, but in something more reasonable and greater. Make the good! – Kurginyan read.
The political scientist talks about our establishment’s distaste for classical literature and quotes Gumilyov’s words that it will be included
“…not open at all,
Protestant and orderly paradise,
And where is the thief, the publican
And the harlot will shout, “Get up!”
Kurginyan reminds us that all classical Russian literature is like this and the current Russian elite does not like it precisely for this reason.
Speaking of the Russian man, philosophers say:
“Russians do not want to be small and cannot lead a small life. But even if he could guide her and accept her, and some did, then there is no happiness in her. There can be anything in it, but not happiness.”.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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