> 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.
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.
The 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…
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.