1st Edition

The Spirit of Russia Volume Three

332 Pages
by Routledge

First published in English in 1967, The Spirit of Russia by Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, edited by George Gibian, is a profound exploration of Russian thought, literature, and culture. This work examines the philosophies and ideologies of key Russian writers, including Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and others, while delving into themes such as nationalism, nihilism, and Russia's relationship with Europe.... Read more

Preface Introduction by George Gibian Part I: Dostoevsky 1. Introduction 2. The Life of the Great Sinner: Atheism, Nihilism and the Brothers Karamazov 3. Russian Universality: Dostoevsky's Speech about Pushkin 4. Dostoevsky's Philosophy of History 5. Russian Nationalism 6. Russian Chauvinism 7. The Russian Character 8. Russia and Europe 9. Russian Foreign Relations 10. Russian Domestic Politics 11. The Political Development of Dostoevsky 12. Dostoevsky and Russian Literature Part II 13. Tolstoy Part III: Various Writers 14. The Philosophy of French Romanticism: Musset 15. Titanism and Russian Literature 16. Lermontov 17. Goncharov 18. Turgenev 19. Three Decadents 20. Gorky Index

Biography

Author: Thomas Garrigue Masaryk Editor: George Gibian Translator and Associate Editor: Robert Bass