Russian Letters

Author: Tagore
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: In this era of patients, Bolshevik policies might be a form of treatment, but such treatment is not sustainable. In fact, the day the patient recovers is the day the doctor stops treating. In the early 1920s to mid-1930s of the last century, the shortcomings of capitalism became prominent, and fascism rose. Intellectuals of integrity in both Eastern and Western countries turned their attention to the "socialist experimental field"—the Soviet Union. However, when they personally stepped onto that real land, their reactions were so different! The May Fourth youth Qu Qiubai hoped to use the "Russian Revolution" to save his disaster-stricken homeland, while the same Eastern writer Tagore asserted: "Bolshevik policies might be a form of treatment, but such treatment is not sustainable." The two great French writers, supporters of the socialist cause, Jean-Paul Sartre and Romain Rolland, visited the Soviet Union almost at the same time. The former was filled with bitter disappointment, while the latter left behind a melancholic "Sealed Diary." later, on the ruins of the Soviet Union, only a desolate wasteland remains. On those broken walls, perhaps we can still find some useful "broken bricks and" for our use. Comparison gives rise to discrimination; discrimination leads to discovery. This is the basic purpose of our small series of books. In the early 1920s to mid-1930s of the last century, the shortcomings of capitalism became prominent, and fascism rose. Intellectuals of integrity in both Eastern and Western countries turned their attention to the "socialist experimental field"—the Soviet Union. After personally stepping onto Soviet soil, Tagore left behind dozens of letters, reflecting his urgent desire to use the "Russian Revolution" to save India under British colonial rule, as well as recording his genuine feelings about socialism.