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This article discusses the intellectual and spiritual atmosphere in Russia on the eve of the 1917 revolution. In particular, through the examples of Leo Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky, the author shows how the changes in the Russian economic and sociopolitical situation effected the intellectuals of the era. Despite the differences in social backgrounds, lifestyles, worldviews and artistic styles, Tolstoy’s and Gorky’s assessments of Russia’s developmental prospects were in many ways consistent. As this article demonstrates, the values held by both writers were grounded in their unorthodox religious views. In conclusion, the author reexamines Lenin’s assessment of both writers.
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Es gibt auch andere Nachdichtungen des Gedichts, die vielleicht literarisch schöner sind. Ich habe diese gewählt, weil sie dem Original am nächsten kommt.
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Mironowa, D. Die Vorahnung der Revolution in den Werken russischer Schriftsteller. Stud East Eur Thought 71, 63–72 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11212-019-09322-9
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