Che fare?

Dear Reader, the criticism of this novel is that it is poorly written. I can assure you this is not the case. Chernyshevsky - indeed once a dear friend of mine (we spent some time together in the Fortress of Peter and Paul) - with a few initial "striking scenes" comes right out and admits he's not t Leggi tutto

کمتر پیش آمده که برای ریت دادن به کتابی، یعنی اصلا مشخص کردن این‌که از کتابی خوشم آمده یا نه اینقدر مردد باشم. چرا؟ کتاب بنا به توضیح مترجم (پرتو آذر) در مقدمه‌اش، خیلی مهم بوده برای آنان که در قرن نوزدهم می‌خواستند انقلاب کنند تا که بعد رسید به لنین و آن ماجراها. البته اهمیت اسطوره‌ای دادن به نویسند Leggi tutto

This is a rather peculiar book, which I enjoyed quite a lot. It was written in 1863, while its author, Nikolai Chernyshevsky, was in prison for opposing serfdom. Chernyshevsky, who spent a number of years in prison and died in forced exile in Siberia, was considered one of the most radical men of hi Leggi tutto

Almost the only memory I retain of this book is the author's obsession with aluminium. It was an important book from the historical perspective but amounts to very little these days. The author was an early proponent of gender and social equality. The book has influenced socialist thought in Russia i Leggi tutto

Απόσπασμα από τη σελ. 387: «Ό,τι σου δείξαμε, δεν θα έχει σύντομα την πλήρη ανάπτυξή που διαπίστωσες τώρα. Θα περάσουν πολλές γενιές μέχρι να πραγματοποιηθεί αυτό απ’ το οποίο τώρα παίρνεις μια πρώτη γεύση. Όχι, το «πολλές γενιές» δεν είναι ακριβές: η δουλειά μου τώρα προχωράει γρήγορα, κάθε χρόνο κ Leggi tutto

What do Chernyshevsky, Nietzsche and Star Trek all have in common? They all believe in socialist Utopias, in that if we all just could see the higher purpose of man and allow our characters to be developed beyond the animalistic tendencies of greed and selfishness and jealousy, we would all be able

“O romance que inspirou o ímpeto revolucionário de Lenine. Fascinado, Marx aprendeu russo para o ler.” Tenho aqui feito muitas resenhas de livros e algumas têm conseguido atingir níveis de profundidade com que não contava à partida. A literatura é um meio rico para compreender o mundo e a realidade, Leggi tutto

A pedra basilar que deu origem à revolução russa está contida neste romance peculiar. Vladimir Lenine leu o livro “O que fazer?”, escrito por Nikolai Tchernichévski. O crescente descontentamento sentido pela população em relação ao Czar, reflexos de uma repressão continuada e prolongada, deu origem a Leggi tutto