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 emphasizing humility as the
mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the
current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a
few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as
a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the
making.
Bringing to light dozens of examples of self-defeating
activities and behaviors that have become an integral component of
the Russian psyche, Rancour-Laferriere convincingly illustrates how
masochism has become a fact of everyday life in Russia. Until now,
much attention has been paid to the psychology of Russia's leaders
and their impact on the country's condition. Here, for the first
time, is a compelling portrait of the Russian people's
psychology.
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