The slave soul of Russia : moral masochism and the cult of suffering /

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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Main Author:	Rancour-Laferriere, Daniel
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, ©1995.
Subjects:	National characteristics, Russian. Masochism > Russia (Federation) Self-destructive behavior > Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation) > Civilization. Russes. Masochisme > Russie. Comportement autodestructeur > Russie. HISTORY. Civilization Masochism National characteristics, Russian Self-destructive behavior Russia (Federation)
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