Александр Первый

Valerian Golitzin #1

by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Дмитрий Мережковский

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Genres: Russia, Russian Literature

698 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1913

About the author

Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, (Russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Мережковский) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic. A seminal figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry, regarded as a co-founder of the Symbolist movement, Merezhkovsky – with his poet wife Zinaida Gippius – was twice forced into political exile. During his second exile (1918–1941) he continued publishing successful novels and gained recognition as a critic of Soviet Russia. Known both as a self-styled religious prophet with his own slant on apocalyptic Christianity, and as the author of philosophical historical novels which combined fervent idealism with literary innovation, Merezhkovsky was a nine times nominee for the Nobel Prize in literature, which he came closest to winning in 1933.

The words he put in Leonardo da Vinci's mouth in his biographical novel Romance of Leonardo da Vinci -- "I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men" -- are echoed by animal rights activists all over the world and have come to often be misattributed to Leonardo da Vinci himself.

Reviews

[Trounin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Последние годы царствования Александра Первого — это подготовка общества к очередным социальным потрясениям. Население России чего-то хотело, а чего именно — определиться не могло. Что-то им не нравилось, хотелось перемен ради перемен. Обосновать желания у них не получалось. Просто жаром томились изнутри, готовясь совершить государственный переворот. Даже дату наметили — ровно через двадцать пять лет после убийства Павла Первого. И всё к тому шло, взбудоражена была бы Россия. Но умер Александр Первый, планы рухнули, понадобилось срочно действовать — так вспыхнуло восстание декабристов. Об этом взялся рассказать Дмитрий Мережковский, заглянув в душу каждого важного для тех событий лица.

(c) Trounin

[Alashers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Очень хмуро, содержит много исторических отсылок. Читать не тяжело, но когда читаешь 5 час подряд, то кажется, что одна страница длится вечность
Не перечитаю, но не считаю время на чтение потраченным
Зря я поступала на истфак, сейчас буду до ночи писать рецензию для автомата