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12 August 2008 @ 02:43 pm
The End of My Summer  
 
recording self:
After this war in Georgia, I feel that I lost interest in Russian history.
Why?
Provincial history? Or repetition? 
Yes, this postmodern history is supposed to be reflective, but not to the point when it looks like the times of Lermontov. 
Butovo in Moscow perhaps has more people than Osetia, what if Lubera will ask for "independence"?
And why?
Why not? -- as all like to say nowadays.
Do I know what Kurds want?
I understand: the rest of the world is catching up with "western time," arriving into third millinnium. After all we live in one place (planet), shouldn't we be also in one TIME?
But it was in human history -- and the first time around it was NEW, see European history books. "Secondary bibliography" -- copies of the original. 
After the End of History begins the parody on history.
Do we need 1000 years to synchronize humanity?
I am too old, i didn't like century #20, forget the number "21"... 
NTL, a question -- why Russia insisting on being by itself? 
I understnd the rejection of the West and East, and what is instead? 
Tanks. 
And now what?
 
 
Current Mood: depressed
 
 
( 3 comments — Post a new comment )
Евгения Игнатьева[info]eugenianoble on August 13th, 2008 03:13 am (UTC)
When do you think the history ends?
anatolant[info]anatolant on August 13th, 2008 07:37 am (UTC)
The End of History
This book was published in 1989 by American neo-conservative (although marxist) scholar Fujiyama (spel.), I believe it was translated in Russian a few years ago. [ Strongly connected with postmodern theories. ]
I do not have a page on it and place the "date" (according to my youth readings, Spengler "Sunset of Europe/West") around WWI or the Russian revolution (since Marx himself was announcing the end of history as we know).

The term has some biblical connotations, but I do not mind it. In fact, I like it.
Евгения Игнатьева[info]eugenianoble on August 13th, 2008 01:32 pm (UTC)
Re: The End of History
neo-conservative and marxist together is very strange. Can we speak in Russian? Are you Russian?
 
 

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