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A Gentleman in Moscow
Posted on 3/9/21 at 8:59 am
Posted on 3/9/21 at 8:59 am
This book was recommended in another thread by pvilleguru and it is brilliant.
Great story
Humor
A look at history of Russia from 1917-1954.
And a look at what can happen as individual freedoms are eroded.
Fortunately we don’t have the same history of dictatorship as Russia did moving from the Tsars to the communists. But it’s still a bit scary to get a glimpse of what can happen with the “approval” of the lemmings.
A particularly interesting quote:
Americans are “Universally preoccupied with meeting the body’s every need and attending to life’s little comforts.”
That was from De toqueville in 1840 and it illuminates a lot of what is happening now.
Great story
Humor
A look at history of Russia from 1917-1954.
And a look at what can happen as individual freedoms are eroded.
Fortunately we don’t have the same history of dictatorship as Russia did moving from the Tsars to the communists. But it’s still a bit scary to get a glimpse of what can happen with the “approval” of the lemmings.
A particularly interesting quote:
Americans are “Universally preoccupied with meeting the body’s every need and attending to life’s little comforts.”
That was from De toqueville in 1840 and it illuminates a lot of what is happening now.
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Posted on 3/9/21 at 11:47 am to Tigertown in ATL
Great book. Very interesting perspective.
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