Phenomenology of Russian people Automatic translate

A certain indifference to the twists of fate. Drama is not made of this. God gave - God took, says the saying. Fate is called a villain, what is her demand. From sumy and prison it is recommended not to promise.

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Center for Russian Culture Studies

So, the club started talking about duels in the 19th century. They went to shoot easily. The winners could be demoted, exiled, even the victory turned out to be serious everyday problems for the Brether. The officers descended for misconduct to the rank of private, served in battle, then again a duel, and so on in a circle (Dolokhov, “War and Peace”). Seconds waited for similar troubles, regardless of which side they were on. But they agreed to assist calmly in a businesslike manner. Literature sometimes describes painful meditations before a duel, but this reflection is not connected with fear.

Thus, the concept of honor served as a kind of stabilizer to all possible changes.

The duel is just an example. Current status has always been conditional. What caused the convention? It is possible that the Russian person unconsciously perceives his life in relation to a certain distant horizon, before which nearby things diminish their significance. The insignificance of the existing. Therefore, not only getting under the gun, much more is also easier for the Russian to do. For example, steal.

Parting with life is also easy. “They descended into the coffin with steps without fear, like into a cellar behind a glass of moselle.” However, the very feeling of death is a special conversation.