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Excerpt from Twice Born in Russia: My Life Before and in the Revolution
It is unique also for the singular spirit in which it is written, a spirit remarkably devoid of rancour, bitterness, or revenge. It is both an indictment of the pre-revolutionary aristoc racy for its blindness, its stupidity, its other worldliness, and its anachronistic methods of educating its own (in this connection I found the early and less dramatic chapters extremely illuminating) and, at the same time, the author herself, by her own qualities, testifies however indirectly to the sort of character engendered by such education, a character the bases of which are courage, disinterestedness, and pride.
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It is unique also for the singular spirit in which it is written, a spirit remarkably devoid of rancour, bitterness, or revenge. It is both an indictment of the pre-revolutionary aristoc racy for its blindness, its stupidity, its other worldliness, and its anachronistic methods of educating its own (in this connection I found the early and less dramatic chapters extremely illuminating) and, at the same time, the author herself, by her own qualities, testifies however indirectly to the sort of character engendered by such education, a character the bases of which are courage, disinterestedness, and pride.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Natalia Petrova
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ISBN - 9780666948090
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 216
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Author
Natalia Petrova
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ISBN - 9780259497806
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 218
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