TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rancour-Laferriere,Daniel
TI  - The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering 
SN  - 9780814774588
U1  - 306.0947 
PY  - 1995///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - New York University Press, 
KW  - HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - Why, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the making. Bringing to light dozens of examples of self-defeating activities and behaviors that have become an integral component of the Russian psyche, Rancour-Laferriere convincingly illustrates how masochism has become a fact of everyday life in Russia. Until now, much attention has been paid to the psychology of Russia's leaders and their impact on the country's condition. Here, for the first time, is a compelling portrait of the Russian people's psychology
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814769409
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814769409/original
ER  -