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> In my limited experience of Russian literature, the struggle doesn't lead to success! There is a meme comparing different countries’ literature: France: “I
by yanhangyhy 10mo ago
> In my limited experience of Russian literature, the struggle doesn't lead to success!
There is a meme comparing different countries’ literature:
France: “I would die for love.”
England: “I would die for honor.”
America: “I would die for freedom.”
Russia: “I will die.”
The harsh climate and scarce resources in Russia prevent it from producing something like the American Dream. People there seem to be more pessimistic.
- nosianu 10mo ago> scarce resources What now??? Russia is one of the most resource-rich countries on the planet! They are just very inefficient in doing anything with it. The country and all its people should all be among the wealthiest on the planet.
- thaumasiotes 10mo ago> The country and all its people should all be among the wealthiest on the planet. ...because natural resources make a country wealthy? It hasn't worked anywhere else.
- krior 10mo agoIt can. Look at Norway.
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- yanhangyhy 10mo agoThe impression of Russia as a resource-rich nation didn’t really take shape until after World War II. The widespread use of oil and natural gas only spans about a century, which hasn’t been enough time to fundamentally alter the literary essence of Russia. And USSR is really not good at produce normal goods…
- nephihaha 10mo agoMaybe, but Russia's main problem is its climate. The coldest permanent settlement in the world is in Russia.