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A culture that demands only freedom from politics, while rejecting and shunning politics itself, remains inadequate, lifeless, and is ultimately doomed. In its turn, politics that rejects the spiritual oversight of culture inevitably degenerates into tyranny or anarchy, into corruption and mediocrity.
Inside this deceptively modest volume will be found a remarkably prescient collection of broadcasts, that are perhaps even more pertinent to the contemporary culture and politics of Russia than they were to the audience within the Soviet Union to whom they were originally addressed. Schmemann presents the complex history of Russia and analyzes trends and tendencies within its culture concisely and simply: showing them to be frequently contradictory and even mutually exclusive. He clarifies the multilayered meaning of "foundations"—its underlying building blocks, the spiritual, the political, the historical, as well as the cultural assets in literature, art, science, and philosophy. In these elements he shows what Russia is grappling with in its struggle to find a synthesis that draws both from its own unique elements and its historical and ongoing interconnectedness with the "West" and the "East."
Contents
Foreword
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Introduction
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Note to the Reader
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The Cultural Debate in the USSR: A Protest_x000D_
The Dispute Over Culture in the Soviet Union_x000D_
ÔÇ£CultureÔÇØ in Russian Self-Identity_x000D_
Paradoxes of Russian Cultural Development: Maximalism_x000D_
Paradoxes of Russian Cultural Development: Minimalism_x000D_
Paradoxes of Russian Cultural Development: Utopianism_x000D_
The ÔÇ£ExplosionÔÇØ of Russian Cultural Identity in the Nineteenth Century (1)_x000D_
The ÔÇ£ExplosionÔÇØ of Russian Cultural Identity in the Nineteenth Century (2)_x000D_
The ÔÇ£ExplosionÔÇØ of Russian Cultural Identity in the Nineteenth Century (3)_x000D_
Renunciation of Culture in the Name of Pragmatism_x000D_
Renunciation of Culture in the Name of Religion_x000D_
Renunciation of Culture in the Name of Social Utopia_x000D_
Tolstoy and Culture_x000D_
Dostoevsky and Russian Culture_x000D_
Cultural Identity at ÔÇ£the Beginning of the CenturyÔÇØ (1)_x000D_
Cultural Identity at ÔÇ£the Beginning of the CenturyÔÇØ (2)_x000D_
Abandonment of the Moral Foundations of Culture_x000D_
The Initial Reaction to the Revolution_x000D_
The Enslavement of Culture_x000D_
Creative Resistance (1)_x000D_
Creative Resistance (2)_x000D_
Creative Resistance (3)_x000D_
The Past and Tradition_x000D_
The West_x000D_
Technology and Science_x000D_
Social Topics_x000D_
Religious Themes_x000D_
At A Crossroads_x000D_
On the Path to Synthesis (1)_x000D_
On the Path to Synthesis (2)_x000D_
Conclusion_x000D_
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Acknowledgments
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Notes
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Index of Names
