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N. G. Chernyshevsky 1863 2024-05-03 Twitter

The Hovel, the House, and the Palace (1863)

11 minutes | English | The Soviet Union

Why was Rakhmetov was introduced, if now he’s gone and will no longer appear in my story? Was it really necessary to introduce a special character so that he could express his opinion of the others? [read more]

N. G. Chernyshevsky 1861 2023-08-31 Twitter

Compromise and Sacrifice (1861)

13 minutes | English Pусский | The Soviet Union

The root evil in the United States is slavery. The party seeking the abolition of chattel slavery has its stronghold in the states of New England. These states demand protective tariffs. It may very well be that they are mistaken about this, that they don’t in fact need… [read more]

N. G. Chernyshevsky 1850 2023-03-12

The Anthropological Principle in Philosophy (1850)

84 minutes | English | Philosophy The Soviet Union

That part of philosophy which deals with questions of man, just like the other part which deals with questions of external nature, is based on the natural sciences. The principle underlying the philosophical view of human life and all its phenomena is the idea, worked out by the… [read more]

N. G. Chernyshevsky 1855 2022-07-08 Twitter

The Aesthetic Relations of Art to Reality (1855)

34 minutes | English | Art & Propaganda The Soviet Union

The sea is beautiful; looking at it, we never think of being dissatisfied with it, aesthetically. But not everyone lives near the sea; many people never in their lives get a chance to see it. Yet they would very much like to see it, and consequently seascapes please and interest… [read more]