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I loved Brothers Karanazov. Brilliant. In fact the Russian authors are amazing. It’s a shame I discovered them when I was in grad school and not earlier.
by dovvdkc 8y ago
I loved Brothers Karanazov. Brilliant.
In fact the Russian authors are amazing. It’s a shame I discovered them when I was in grad school and not earlier.
- 0x445442 8y agoRussian composers as well. The quality of art that culture produced from the mid 19th to the early 20th century.
- ntsplnkv2 8y agoI first discovered Dostoevsky in undergrad engineering school. Needed gen eds and ended up taking a class that sounded interesting that talked about the philosophies of the superman (ubermensch) and it started with Crime and Punishment. It was the best class I took in undergrad, it was so interesting to read and discuss. I think I needed to be in that class, though, to really get what I got out of it - so perhaps it is ok to come across them later in life. They almost require experience.