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The French Revolution was ultimately a religious crusade that needed three cooperating figures: Rousseau as poet, Robespierre as prophet, and Napoleon as prince.
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Crusade
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Jiang argues that many Russian soldiers understand the war as a civilizational and quasi-religious crusade to save Russian civilization from corruption.
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"...on the front lines, they will tell you this is a crusade."
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"This is a crusade to save Russian civilization. This is a crusade to save the murderland. This is a crusade to destroy the Antichrist,..."
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"...argument to you is the French Revolution was ultimately a religious crusade. That is the main thesis of this, of the next three classes...."
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"So the poet is Rousseau, Jean -Jacques Rousseau. He wrote the social contract. We will be focusing on Rousseau. We will be focusing on..."
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"And this person's name, of course, is Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon. And this is the last class. All right? And my argument to you today..."
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Jiang's argument begins with a simple civilizational scorecard: energy, openness, and cohesion.
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The French Revolution is not introduced as politics first.
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