Foundations of Russian Culture
Alexander Schmemann
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Release Date: 09/11/2023
A very timely history of Russian culture and its particular trends and tendencies, which are shown to be frequently contradictory and even mutually exclusive.
At a time when tensions between Russia and “the West '' are increasing, this book is very timely, even though, its contents were first broadcast over fifty years ago. It offers a history of Russian culture and its particular trends and tendencies, which are shown to be frequently contradictory and even mutually exclusive. Schmemann argues for the supremacy of culture over political life in determining questions such as the apparent lack of political freedoms, law and order and civil rights in a Russian context.