曾以音樂、文學、芭蕾、藝術征服世界的俄羅斯,
在歷史的傷痕中展現其強悍不屈的民族性!
文壇巨擘×藝術成就×民族性格×歷史借鑑
──細談俄羅斯如何成為歷史上的文化巨人
▎毀譽參半的戈巴契夫──「歷史罪魁」還是「民主功臣」?
戈巴契夫身為結束冷戰的最後一位蘇聯領導人,
他的一連串政治改革對於將蘇聯向民主化及市場經濟轉型邁進有重大
他也因促使蘇聯解體並推動國際和平居功厥偉,
歷史上對他的評價多讚揚其功績,為俄羅斯歷史上重要的一位人物。
然而在俄羅斯內部對他的評價其實並不如國際間的聲望那麼高,
許多人認為他一手造成了蘇聯的沒落及底層生活的困境,
毀譽參半的戈巴契夫,究竟是歷史罪魁,還是民主的功臣?
▎19世紀俄羅斯文學──世界文壇的奇觀
「一提到普希金的名字,馬上就會想起這是一位俄羅斯民族詩人。…
▎俄羅斯的女性
多年前曾流傳過一個笑話:
問:什麼是人間天堂?
答:賺美國的薪水,住英國的房子,吃中國的菜餚,娶俄國的妻子。
問:什麼是人間地獄?
答:賺俄國的薪水,住中國的房子,吃英國的菜餚,娶美國的妻子。
但隱藏在笑話背後對於各國風俗價值的隱喻──不是重點!
重點是,為何對於俄國的女性給予如此高的評價?
十二月黨人革命失敗後,許多貴族因此被流放至西伯利亞,
【本書特色】
俄羅斯是具有豐富民族文化的國家,在歷史、藝術、
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