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“...a key idea in Russian literature: the meaning of life can be revealed only to those who suffer. The happy can doze, the miserable must reflect. 'Suffering lays bare the real nature of things,' Evgeniya Ginzburg observed. 'It is the price to be paid for a deeper, more truthful understanding of life.' Suffering sometimes reveals higher meanings and, as Solzhenitsyn insisted, 'nothing worthwhile can be built on a neglect of higher meanings.”

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Book:Wonder Confronts Certainty: Russian Writers on the Timeless Questions and Why Their Answers Matter
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Wonder Confronts Certainty: Russian Writers on the Timeless Questions and Why Their Answers Matter

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Gary Saul Morson
Gary Saul Morson

Gary Saul Morson is a prominent scholar with a broad influence in the fields of literature, culture, and思想. His research spans various areas, including Russian literature, cultural theory, and intellectual history, particularly known for his insightful analysis of moral and philosophical issues in Russian literature. more

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